During the pandemic, approximately one in four intensive care nurses at Karolinska University Hospital quit, Now shows a new status report from Region Stockholm and which Today’s news learned that there have been fewer intensive care places in the region due to staff shortages.
At Karolinska University Hospital, the lack of staff means that about twenty possible intensive care places cannot be used.
High occupancy at existing care places
The staff shortage at Karolinska also means that the occupancy of patients is high. About 96 percent of the beds are occupied, which can be compared to the average in the region of 72 percent.
– You should not feel worried as a patient. Everyone who needs intensive care gets it, even if it may mean transport to another hospital, says David Konrad.
The number of care places needs to increase by 30 percent
According to Karolinska University Hospital, work is underway to hire more intensive care nurses, which should make it possible to have a few more iva places available this year.
The number of iva care places in the region needs to increase from 89 places to 120 until the year 2030, which is an increase of 30 percent. According to the report, approximately 150 intensive care nurses need to be employed to cope with this.