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HEALTH WORKERS ON EDGE IN TOURIST DISTRICTS WHOSE POPULATION IS DOUBLING
Because of the pandemic complete closure, health workers in health facilities in coastal cities, whose population has doubled to three and four, are on edge. “We are concerned that if the demand for health services increases, there will be big problems,” he said, adding that bed and intensive care occupancy rates in Turkey public hospitals with staffing by population are alarming.
The population of the tourist districts of Aydin, Kusadasi and Didim, increased 3-4 times in one day. According to information received from the authorities, the population of Kuşadası, which is 124 thousand, is about 500 thousand, and Didim, which has a population of 91 thousand, is about 350 thousand. Because of the covid-19 pandemic, arrivals from major cities placed a serious burden on the health system. Turkish pandemic Health workers said that the state government public hospitals are organized according to the resident population of beach resorts, could not meet the need in an emergency.
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SITUATION IN RESORT PUBLIC HOSPITALS
According to the information obtained, there are 174 services and 56 intensive care beds allocated for the pandemic in public and private hospitals in Kusadasi. In public hospitals, 80 percent of the intensive care beds are full, while in private hospitals, one-third of the beds are full. A total of 61 services in Didim State Hospital, which is the only hospital in Didim district with a population of 350 thousand, has a 60 percent occupancy rate in 10 intensive care beds.
In the Söke district, which is located between both tourist districts and will be activated for Kusadasi and Didim in emergency situations, half of the 278 service beds in public and private hospitals are full, while 87 intensive care beds have 68 percent occupancy.
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WARNING FROM TURKISH PARAMEDICS
“If we increase the number of patients in proportion to the incoming crowd, we will not be able to cope with existing beds,” said health workers, who said that hospital occupancy is at an alarming level even compared to the resident population. We we’re all on edge here. If those who come to the resort follow the rules, there may be no problems. We don’t even want to think otherwise. We are constantly praying that we do not need intensive care, our government public hospitals in Turkey,” was said.
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