East Tallinn Central Hospital emergency room closed on Thursday | Information
On Thursday, July 14, East Tallinn Central Hospital’s (ITK) Heart of Emergency Drugs(EMO), positioned at 18 Ravi tänav, will transfer from its present short-term facility within the hospital yard to a newly accomplished premises. In consequence, ITK’s Heart of Emergency Drugs will probably be closed for sufferers on Thursday between 8:00 and 20:00.
Exceptions will probably be made for sufferers with eye issues, who will probably be handled on the ITK Eye Clinic whereas the transfer takes place.
ITK asks all sufferers requiring emergency medical care on Thursday to as an alternative go to the emergency departments of West Tallinn Central Hospital (ITK) or North Estonian Regional Hospital (PERH). Sufferers requiring ambulances may even be transported to those hospitals on Thursday.
From 20:00 on July 14, as soon as the transfer is full, ITK’s Heart of Emergency Drugs will resume full operations, after which all sufferers will probably be acquired on the new premises.
The reception desk of ITK’s new emergency middle will open at 8:00 on Thursday, however just for sufferers with emergency eye issues, who will probably be referred to the hospital’s Eye Clinic for help.
“Through the transfer, all of the tools and services wanted to offer emergency care will probably be transported to the brand new premises, due to this fact we will be unable to see sufferers on web site,” mentioned Külvar Mand, head of ITK’s Heart of Emergency Drugs in a press launch.
“Nonetheless, we’re ready for conditions the place folks with critical well being issues might arrive on their very own and, as a result of their situation, can’t be referred to different hospitals. In these circumstances, sufferers will probably be assisted by totally different departments of our hospital,” defined Mand.
ITK’s Eye Clinic is the one specializing in eye care in Tallinn. Subsequently, Mand mentioned, that the one exceptions made on Thursday, July 14, could be for sufferers requiring emergency look after eye issues, to whom help will supplied throughout the transfer.
The €5 million renovation of East Tallinn Central Hospital’s Heart of Emergency Drugs, which started in 2021, was accomplished this summer time included reconstruction of each the bottom ground and the underground part of the hospital.
The development work on the hospital improved each the insulation capability of the constructing and elevated security ranges, that means it’s now absolutely compliant with the required well being and security requirements.
On account of the renovations, hospital workers now have bigger work areas, guaranteeing extra consolation and faster service for sufferers, quicker diagnostics and shorter ready occasions. The middle’s emergency admission capability has additionally been considerably elevated.
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