Finland investigates the provision of hospital beds to the wounded in the war in Ukraine News
The operation may require the postponement of some non-urgent surgical measures, the chief physician of the Helsinki and Uusimaa hospital districts said.
Authorities are preparing to provide hospital care in Finland to those injured in the ongoing attack in Ukraine.
The country’s largest hospital district, HUS in Helsinki and Uusimaa, has already received inquiries about the possibility of providing hospital beds to those wounded in the war.
Chief Medical Officer of HUS Veli-Matti Ulander told Yle that plans are currently underway.
“Plans are in place and we are ready to receive patients if such a need arises,” Ulander said, adding that those injured in battles may take precedence over non-emergency procedures or treatment.
However, he also pointed out that the Covid pandemic remains a significant burden on the district’s resources.
“Currently, we have no additional reservations, but if such a situation arises, non-emergency care may need to be postponed. But an organization of this size can certainly take in more patients with the resources currently available,” Ulander said.
In addition to the Covid situation a threatened to strike The Social and Health Association Tehy and the SuPer Nurses Association could hamper the care plans of the victims of the war.
The two-week labor struggle is scheduled to begin on Friday, March 18th.
“Of course, this strike warning doesn’t ease the situation,” Ulander said.
He also did not want to comment on how the large number of patients treated in hospitals could further aggravate the situation, but added that HUS is responsible for organizing crisis management in Finland.