The Sassari University Hospital is taking action to reassure residents and healthcare workers : the facilities, professional expertise, and spaces for initial safe management are in place. A dedicated area has been identified in the Infectious Diseases Clinic on Viale San Pietro, already used as a COVID-19 intensive care unit, should a patient with suspected Ebola infection be reported. A dedicated procedure for managing any suspected cases is currently being approved.
Sergio Babudieri , full professor of Infectious and Tropical Diseases at the University of Sassari and director of the Infectious and Tropical Diseases Clinic at the University Hospital, emphasizes: "The structure is there, the doctors are there, and the expertise is there. Sassari already dealt with an Ebola case in 2015 without secondary cases and managed highly complex departments during the Covid-19 pandemic. It's clear that these scenarios require organization, formalized protocols, and ongoing training, but we're not starting from scratch. The goal is to ensure safe management of the suspected patient and, above all, protect healthcare workers and citizens."
On the training front, the Company has already initiated discussions with the Lazzaro Spallanzani National Institute for Infectious Diseases in Rome for a refresher course for healthcare personnel. The first training courses are scheduled to begin June 18th, continue in July, and resume in the fall, with the goal of ensuring a stable system of staff preparation and training over time.
Luciana Mameli , health director of the AOU of Sassari, highlights the work initiated by the company: "We are working to develop a clear, sustainable procedure that is consistent with safety requirements. We must not fuel alarmism, but strengthen preparation. Training, defining pathways, and identifying spaces are the tools we use to manage risk and avoid improvisation."