Queue for beds in hospitals in Bauru has a wait of up to nine days and patients in corridors

Patients wait for days on stretchers in the corridor of Bauru's Central Emergency Room. At least 77 patients were waiting for a place to be admitted to the public health network in Bauru (SP) until late this Wednesday morning (15), according to city hall data. The first person in line had been waiting nine days for a bed. The list brings together patients awaiting transfer from the Central Emergency Room and the Emergency Care Units (UPAs) Bela Vista, Geisel and Ipiranga, as well as other health units in the city. ? Join the g1 Bauru and Marília channel on WhatsApp According to the Regional Health Directorate (DRS-6), the increase in demand is related to the winter period, when the demand for care due to respiratory diseases increases. The organization also points out that, at this time of year, there is an increase in the number of elderly people who suffer falls and require hospitalization, especially in orthopedics. Patient waits for a place in hospital in Bauru's Emergency Room corridor Personal Archive READ ALSO Patient with fractures has been waiting for a place in hospital for 5 days in Bauru's Emergency Room corridor Bauru Health Department begins application of the 20-valent Pneumococcal vaccine; see who can take it Bauru City Hall informed that the provision of hospital vacancies is the responsibility of the State Department of Health. The municipality declared that it has demanded greater agility in the supply of beds and more transparency about the availability of vacancies. In an interview with TV TEM, Fabiola Leão, responsible for DRS, stated that the body has worked together with the city hall to try to reduce the queue. "We are making a move within hospitals to see if we can shorten the average length of stay, resolving cases faster," he said. Both spheres also stated that they are taking actions to accelerate the discharge of patients who remain hospitalized solely for social reasons, with the expansion of referrals to shelters as a way of freeing up beds. Bauru Central Emergency Room Publicity Waiting in the corridor On Tuesday (14), images sent by a viewer to TV TEM showed several stretchers occupying the corridor of the Central Emergency Room, with patients waiting to be transferred to hospitals. Everton Rodrigo Caetano, aged 39, reported that his mother, aged 60, had been in the unit's corridor for five days. She was awaiting emergency surgery after suffering fractures to her head and arm in a fall in the bathroom in the early hours of the morning. While waiting for the transfer, the elderly woman remained on a stretcher in the hallway. Waiting for beds and patients in the emergency room generate complaints in Bauru According to Everton, the situation is not an isolated case. He stated that several patients have been waiting for hospitalization at the site for several days, some for more than 15 days and in more serious conditions. After the complaint, the Regional Department of Health (DRS) informed in a note that the patient got the position and was transferred to the orthopedics ward of the Hospital de Base de Bauru on Tuesday itself. Elderly woman admitted to hospital has been waiting for the availability of a bed at the Bauru Base Hospital for more than 4 days Personal archive