The Crisis in Cosenza Emergency Room: A Walled Tomb Fighting Against Disease
The Emergency room in Cosenza is currently facing a dire situation, with queues of cots and stretchers filled with suffering humanity waiting for a bed to become available in a ward. The wait can be indefinite, with some patients waiting for days for a place for hospitalization to become available. The limited healthcare resources are evident, with the front lines of the hospital equally crowded with sick people, exacerbated by the increase in respiratory diseases due to the flu and Covid.
The situation in the Cosenza emergency room is said to be one of a walled tomb, where patients fight against the evil that corrodes the body and mind. This disaster has been building over the past twenty years due to cost-cutting measures that have transformed the health system into one devoid of sensitivity and less capable of listening to the complaints of patients.
Territorial filters are missing, with community hospitals and health homes remaining a project on paper. The lack of family doctors and continuity of care has led to improper access and a multiplication of cases that could have been treated elsewhere. The overcrowding is a result of few staff and even fewer beds, creating a merciless equation on which the Calabrian health system is based.
The situation is dire, with the Cosenza emergency room being the only certain point of reference for many. The complete article with further details can be found in the paper edition of Gazzetta del Sud – Cosenza.