TURIN. A new, important contribution to a health system put under pressure by the fourth epidemic wave. Today the new Semi-Intensive Therapy ward of the Maria Vittoria Hospital of the Asl City of Turin was inaugurated. Present, among others, the regional councilor for health Luigi Icardi and the general manager of the ASL, Carlo Picco. The implementation of the new Semi-Intensive Therapy is part of the “Arcuri Plan” for the strengthening and increase of the Intensive Areas and the restructuring of the “Emergency Department”: the functional layout was organized according to a “triple body” ”, Favoring the natural lighting of the rooms at the service of patients and staff.
New effort
“The department guarantees maximum safety in the pandemic management phase, by separating the flows of incoming and outgoing personnel – says Carlo Picco -: the design choice involves the creation of an operating unit with great flexibility of use, in able to adapt to changing health needs, according to the emergency levels to be faced “. “The inauguration of the new Semi-Intensive Therapy of Maria Vittoria demonstrates the ability of the Piedmontese Health Service to work on strengthening the structures, even in the midst of the pandemic – declares Icardi -. In a few months, at the beginning of the pandemic, we found ourselves having to make up for one of the most deficient intensive care beds in the country. On the strengthening of intensive care beds, the regional health authority has made a gigantic effort “.
Potential
The quality standards, achieved with the new structural intervention, allow: the improvement of the plant of the department, both in terms of performance and energy saving, also through the replacement of all external doors and windows; the flexibility of the spaces; compliance with the guidelines on environmental criteria thanks to the use of technologies and materials which, in addition to ensuring compliance with the required performance requirements, offer high quality in terms of maintenance, durability and management economy, with installation methods that can be easily recycled or disassembled .
Cost-benefit
The total cost of the intervention was 918,255.38 and made it possible to increase the number of beds in Semi Intensive Care by 8 units: the ward is already operational.
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