The infectious diseases ward of the provincial hospital in Opole has been thoroughly modernized. The renovation of the building built in the 60s cost PLN 3,5 million. The reconstruction was financed from the money of the offices – the marshal’s office and the city of Opole.
The infectious diseases ward was the last facility of the Opole provincial hospital that did not meet the standards of modern treatment. The building, built in the 60s, has not undergone major renovations to this day.
This is the leap we made over the abyss. This building did not stand up to any standards, and the detachment could no longer be kept in such a dire condition. Working conditions were not in line with the professionalism of the staff, now we have everything we need to provide treatment to patients in the region’s only XNUMX-hour infectious disease ward, the director of the provincial hospital, Renata Ruman-Dzido, told PAP.
After the renovation, all rooms were equipped with full sanitary facilities, and three isolation rooms meeting the highest requirements were built, allowing the treatment of highly infectious patients, and rooms for disabled patients. Despite this scale of reconstruction, thanks to which the comfort was enormously improved, the capacity of the ward increased by one bed. At the moment, we have 38 beds with full medical and nursing care – explained the director.
The current conditions allow for the establishment of a clinic for HIV-positive people and people suffering from AIDS within the department. We are prepared to create it. Doctors undergo clinical internships, and nurses also undergo training. We will start treating patients antivirally who currently have to travel to Wrocław or Silesia – noted the head of the department, Wiesława Błudzin. She added that there are about 60 people suffering from AIDS in the Opole region who require specialist treatment.
The renovation and modernization of the branch was financed jointly by the Marshal’s Office and the City of Opole, which provided 2 and 1,5 million zlotys from their budgets, respectively. This is an exceptional situation – the mayor of the city, to whom the hospital is not subject in any way, contributed to the renovation – said director Ruman-Dzido. (PAP)