When will private clinics resume operations?

On February 18, the Zhoushan Municipal Health Commission of Zhejiang Province issued the "Notice on the Phased Resumption of Diagnostic and Treatment Services in Private Clinics". According to the document, starting from February 23, 158 private clinics (except dental clinics) Outside clinics) and village clinics (stations) not included in integrated management have resumed normal diagnostic and treatment services.

Although hospitals and clinics in many places across the country have ushered in a wave of resumption of work, it cannot be ignored that because the current epidemic situation is still severe, the risk of resumption of work is still very high. It is understood that on February 26, Tai'an High-tech Industrial Development Zone in Shandong Province issued an "Emergency Notice on the Temporary Closure of All Individual Clinics in the City and Community Health Service Stations and Village Clinics without Fever Clinics." Under the current severe epidemic situation, how can medical institutions resume operations with peace of mind? Recently, the Guangdong Provincial Health Commission issued the "Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of COVID-19 in Medical Institutions in Guangdong Province for Resuming Daily Diagnosis and Treatment Services", which has made various arrangements for the subsequent daily prevention and control. It can be said that it has provided a series of references for medical institutions to reopen for re-examination. Worth learning

As the epidemic situation gradually eases in provinces other than Hubei, it is understood that hospitals and outpatient clinics in many places across the country have begun to resume operations. On February 17, the National Health Commission The Medical Administration and Hospital Authority also issued the "Notice on Strengthening Medical Service Management to Meet the People's Basic Medical Needs During the Epidemic." It is proposed that for areas outside Hubei Province, we should take into account the development situation of the epidemic, focus on epidemic prevention and control on one hand, and medical services on the other. We should not adopt a one-size-fits-all approach, and we should not adopt the method of suspending diagnosis and closing daily diagnosis and treatment services.

It is reported that starting this week, many hospitals across the country have begun to resume outpatient services. In addition to large hospitals gradually resuming outpatient services, small and medium-sized clinics are also resuming diagnostic and treatment services. This seems to be a shot in the arm for many bosses who are struggling with "hospitals and clinics not being able to open", and they have even put the hospital's plan for "resumption of work and re-examination" on the agenda.

On February 11 this year, when answering a question about the turning point of the epidemic, Academician Zhong Nanshan said: "The epidemic in my country is expected to reach its peak in mid-to-late February and is expected to begin to decline."