Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Cabin, the Boat of Life
After Cheng Fenglei held an emergency coordination meeting at the construction site of Huoshenshan Hospital, he immediately rushed to the Binjiang District Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters in the morning.
On the way, he remembered that he had to call his wife Lin Yueqin, so he hurriedly took out his mobile phone: "Yueqin, are you okay over there in the past two days? I have been busy with construction at the construction site of Huoshenshan Hospital, and I didn't have time to call to greet you." ”
Lin Yueqin was busy in the hospital, and said in a quick tone: "It's okay, I know you've been very busy lately." It's no joke to build an infectious disease hospital in 10 days, and I understand your stress and difficulties. I've been busy all day, too. ”
"The epidemic is so serious, it's certain that you're busy. You must pay attention to rest, don't exhaust your body!" Cheng Fenglei said with concern.
"Well, the hospital is overloaded with patients right now, and it's overloaded every day. In recent days, a number of medical staff in our hospital have collapsed, some due to the virus, and some have been overwhelmed by the double pressure of high workload and mental stress. These people in our department are all on the front line, although they are sweating in protective clothing every day, and they can't eat or drink halfway, everyone is still persevering, because the new crown virus is spreading too fast, and pneumonia patients urgently need us!" Lin Yueqin choked up as she spoke.
Cheng Fenglei knows very well that the pressure of the epidemic, the lack of materials, the panic of patients, and the fatigue of continuous battles have made all medical staff miserable. As the director of the respiratory and critical care department of Wuhan Jimin Hospital, Lin Yueqin's hard work and pressure can be imagined.
Cheng Fenglei comforted: "As the saying goes, 'the doctor is benevolent'. You are indeed in a race against time, racing against time to snatch life from the hands of death, it is not easy. Now is the most difficult period in Wuhan, I hope we can all grit our teeth and hold on!"
After a brief phone call with Lin Yueqin and rushed back to the Binjiang District Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters, Cheng Fenglei immediately convened the members of the headquarters to hold a "meeting" to learn more about the prevention and control work in the region in the past two days.
Zhang Haitao, deputy commander and executive deputy head of the district, said: "At present, our major hospitals in Binjiang District are overcrowded, and there is a serious shortage of medical staff and patient beds, and the phenomenon of long queues for patients to see a doctor has become more and more serious. ”
Cheng Fenglei asked Zeng Ming, the deputy head of the district in charge of culture, education and health: "How has the matter of arranging the requisition of nearby universities and colleges last time been implemented?"
Zeng Ming said: "I have contacted two nearby colleges, and they have agreed to give strong support. Wuhan Agriculture and Forestry Vocational and Technical College has vacated 220 student dormitories to treat some patients with mild symptoms. The transformation of the Sports Institute into a temporary hospital is also in full swing. ”
After listening to the reports from all sides, Cheng Fenglei said: "The most urgent problem at present is to solve the problem of patients queuing up for treatment and patients 'hard to find a bed' as soon as possible. Otherwise, there will be an accumulation of patients and the risk of cross-contamination will increase. We need to step up the renovation of sports venues, admit those with mild symptoms and suspected cases as soon as possible, and isolate and treat them to avoid cross-infection. ”
After arranging the work, Cheng Fenglei said to Zhang Haitao and Zeng Ming, the two deputy district heads: Let's go to the renovation site of the college's stadium together!"
Cheng Fenglei and his entourage came to Wuhan Agriculture and Forestry Vocational and Technical College, and saw that the gymnasium renovation project was being intensified, and the main stadium and basement would be transformed into a 500-bed "temporary hospital".
Cheng Fenglei asked Sun Jin, the person in charge of the project: "At present, how many people are working on the site, and how is the progress of the project?"
"At present, more than 150 workers are working overtime to install water and electricity, and to separate the contaminated area, buffer zone and clean zone," Sun said. In the next step, the workers will carry out bed installation, railing construction, circuit installation, etc., and related supporting materials are still entering the site one after another. ”
Cheng Fenglei praised: "You are indeed fighting against time." The epidemic waits for no one, and if you can complete it one day ahead of schedule, you may save ten more lives, and your dedication is a great contribution to the people of Wuhan. What challenges do we still need to solve?"
"The most strainable thing right now is the supply of supplies. If I couldn't buy so many power strips nearby, I drove for more than an hour to the market in Hankou to buy them. I had to hurry up and pack the boxes and rush back non-stop, for fear that I would be even a minute late and delay the transformation time. Sun Jin said, "500 beds and other materials should be transported as soon as possible, and after the emergency is in place, all construction personnel and labor workers on the site will race against time and work together to build and install overnight on January 26 to ensure the successful completion of the construction task." ”
Cheng Fenglei said to Zhang Haitao: "You hurry up and inform the material procurement team that before the 29th, all 500 beds and other materials must be in place!"
"No problem, 500 beds have been procured, and they will be shipped to Wuhan overnight tonight, and they can be shipped here tomorrow morning. Zhang Haitao said.
Cheng Fenglei nodded his head to express his satisfaction: "That's good! The daily necessities for the patients to live here for treatment, such as electric blankets, bedding, towels, toothbrushes, etc., must be considered and fully equipped." We must work together to strengthen communication and coordination, and our headquarters must keep up with the progress and do a good job in supervision and service throughout the process. ”
Zeng Ming said to Cheng Fenglei: "The project construction personnel are very hard, they eat and live on the site every day, lie down and take a nap when they are sleepy and tired, wake up and continue to fight, and work continuously day and night." ”
Looking at the project leader Sun Jin's bloodshot eyes, Cheng Fenglei was very distressed, patted him on the shoulder, and said to him pityingly: "Young man, no matter how busy you are, you must pay attention to rest, don't get tired, there are still difficult tasks waiting for you in the future!"
Sun Jin was very moved: "Thank you, Commander Cheng! As a member of the Communist Party, this is my duty. Over the years, I've gotten used to it, too. If I had stayed at home, I would have had even more sleep. Please rest assured, as long as I give the order, I am willing to go anywhere to play a role!"
Cheng Fenglei held Sun Jin's hand tightly and encouraged: "Young man, good job, keep coming on!"
Cheng Fenglei explained to Zeng Ming: "In order to make medical staff and patients feel more caring, this temporary hospital should set up four changing rooms for each passage in and out, each patient bed should be equipped with electric blankets, and about 15 air conditioners and 5 horses should be installed in the entire area, as well as some flowers and plants, temporary study houses, etc., to add warmth to everyone." ”
The group came out of the gymnasium and hurriedly checked the situation in the student dormitory. The 220 sets of student dormitories vacated by the college have all been cleaned of indoor debris, sanitation, cleaning, disinfection and sterilization have been completed, and bedding and other daily necessities have also been fully equipped, which has the basic conditions for accepting patients.
Cheng Fenglei said to Zeng Ming: "Immediately notify the district central hospital, and tomorrow morning, some mild patients will be transferred for isolation and treatment." ”
"Okay, I'll call the central hospital right away." After speaking, Zeng Ming hurriedly dialed the phone number of Ruan Lili, the director of the district central hospital, and told him to be sure to put it in place tomorrow morning.
After 20 hours of continuous hard work, Sun Jin led the installation workers to complete the temporary hospital of the gymnasium as scheduled, the construction of 32 partitions, 500 beds and supporting daily necessities were all completed, and the renovation and maintenance of water supply and power supply was also completed and delivered.
After hearing the news, Cheng Fenglei immediately led the relevant personnel of the headquarters to rush over, and after the on-site inspection and acceptance, he was very satisfied. Cheng Fenglei said: "Now that the new crown pneumonia epidemic is developing rapidly, even if we add new hospitals, it is far from meeting the requirements in terms of the number of admissions. But at the same time, centralized treatment is indispensable, otherwise it will really lead to great disasters if it continues to be transmitted from person to person and person to person. After the construction of this temporary hospital, it will be able to admit an additional 500 patients immediately, which will greatly relieve the pressure on hospital beds!"
Binjiang District's practice of transforming the stadium into a temporary hospital was quickly affirmed and appreciated by the superiors. The members of the expert group of the Central Guidance Group were very happy after conducting the investigation. An academician and expert praised: "These beds are the cabins on the 'boat of life'. Such a temporary hospital is called a 'cabin hospital', which is indeed a major innovation in Wuhan!"
Another academician and expert also praised: "Yes, the first and most critical step in the fight against infectious diseases is not to treat it, but to stop it. Distinguishing and isolating healthy individuals from patients is now critical. Such a 'cabin hospital' will always be better than nothing, and it will always be better than late. Today, Wuhan is fighting the new crown, and one day later may infect hundreds or thousands more people, and a day earlier may save the same number of people. So, I think this experience is worth promoting throughout Wuhan. ”
After the expert group completed the investigation, it was immediately suggested to the central guidance group: we should do everything possible to rush time and progress, step up the construction of "shelter hospitals" in various districts of Wuhan, and create more "boats of life" for new crown pneumonia patients!