Dozens of patients in Antwerp to other hospitals
The switch to new software in the Antwerp hospitals of the ZNA group is causing a lot of problems, we learn from internal sources. Dozens of patients have been sent to other hospitals. See you in Turnhout toe. Because otherwise the safety is not guaranteed. We have to work with pen and paper again.” ZNA denies and nuances the problems.
According to internal sources, the software update in the hospitals of the ZNA group, including Middelheim, Stuivenberg and Palfijn, does not seem to run smoothly. “There is indeed a lot of resentment. In some services, men have to resort to pen and paper. Many dozens of patients have been sent – from safety – to other hospitals: Turnhout, Malle, Mechelen, even Bornem”.
“This should have been discussed much better, men has been way too much fun. The patients are the victims and are not happy about this at all. This is also very difficult for the staff. In addition, we hear from elders that the new software leaves something to be desired,” it still sounds.
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Tom Van De Vreken, spokesperson for the ZNA hospitals, denies and nuances the criticisms. “A total of 79 patients were transferred to other hospitals this week. On a total of 1,900 beds, this is not too bad. The update of the software is a file operation in which more than 400 million patients are transferred to a new software system. We had also reduced the hospital’s capacity especially for this purpose. We did have to transfer people here and there, that’s right. from tomorrow (Saturday, ed.) all problems should be gone. Next week we will scale up the capacity again. Everything was well prepared. The patients understanding.”