On 15 February, operation room nurses celebrate the European Perioperative Nursing Day at the behest of the European Operating Room Nurses Association (EORNA). According to Head of Nursing at East Tallinn Central Hospital Centre for Surgery Lia Lind, every minute is precisely accounted for in the Centre for Surgery.
In 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it is setting a long-term goal to fight global inequality in child survival rates. To this end, the WHO has promised to ensure better opportunities for timely diagnosis and improved access to the medicinal products and equipment needed for treatment, resulting in a global survival rate of at least 60% for all children with cancer by 2030.
East Tallinn Central Hospital will temporarily suspend planned inpatient treatment from 10 February. This is due to the need to increase the hospital's capacity to provide hospital care for COVID-19 patients. Emergency services, day care (incl. oncology), day surgery and outpatient admissions will continue to the extent possible.
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