Experience in Prevention and Control Work of Anti-COVID-19 in People's Hospital of Tongchuan City in China
Hu Guizhong
Administrative Department, People's Hospital of Tongchuan City, China.
Liu Wanqing
Administrative Department, People's Hospital of Tongchuan City, China.
Wang Jianhua
Administrative Department, People's Hospital of Tongchuan City, China.
Guo Chunli
Administrative Department, People's Hospital of Tongchuan City, China.
. Xiaoli
Administrative Department, People's Hospital of Tongchuan City, China.
Bao Yanqi
Administrative Department, People's Hospital of Tongchuan City, China.
Liu Xiaohui
Deptartment of Pediatrics, People's Hospital of Tongchuan City, China.
Yang Yonghong *
Deptartment of Pediatrics, People's Hospital of Tongchuan City, China.
Jiao Fuyong
Children‘s Hospital of Shaanxi Provincial People’s Hospital, China.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Objective: To explore the prevention and control strategies and effects of COVID-19 in People's Hospital of Tongchuan so as to provide evidence for prevention and control of COVID-19 in Tongchuan.
Methods: The measures taken by People's Hospital of Tongchuan from the aspects of sound organization, new coronavirus knowledge training, prevention of nosocomial infection, establishment of elite medical team, scientific and precise treatment and internet application as well as medical treatment were reviewed.
Results: Between 23 January 2020 and 15 April 2020, the hospital had received a total of 6 patients with confirmed COVID-19, among which 3 patients have been discharged. More than 31,000 persons were given pre-examination triage, 2,605 persons were treated for fever at clinics, 596 persons were under isolation and observation, and 184 persons had nucleic acid test, so as to achieve the requirements of no missed diagnosis, no death and no infection goal, which were prioritized by the national, provincial and municipal health inspection teams.
Conclusion: The effective prevention and control strategies against COVID-19 in People’s Hospital of Tongchuan have significantly achieved the "three zeros" goal namely zero infection, zero transmission and zero death.
People's Hospital of Tongchuan, founded in 1949, is a comprehensive level-III first-class hospital. It has two hospitals located in the north and the south, with 1,700 beds and 2,044 employees. It is the first designated hospital for treatment of COVID-19 [1] in the province.
Keywords: COVID - 19, Tongchuan People's Hospital, （People's Hospital of Tongchuan）Preventive and control measures.