"A never-ending disgrace." This is how the CISL Fp of Sassari describes the presence of stretchers and patients "parked" in the corridors . Elderly, frail, and suffering from multiple pathologies, as the union recalls in a statement, reporting on the situation in Internal Medicine.
The problem also affects other departments, where, according to the press release, "overcrowding, staff shortages, extremely high care burdens, and departments under constant pressure" reign supreme. This is a structural crisis, not attributable to a summer emergency, reports the CISL Fp, citing a recent press release from the hospital. The numbers reported speak for themselves: 28 patients are hospitalized, plus another 8 on stretchers in the corridors, 4 of whom are receiving high-flow oxygen therapy, while others require non-invasive ventilation, and there is also one patient in isolation . Faced with this complex care, only 3 nurses are available in the morning, 3 in the afternoon, and 2 at night . Two more patients are expected to arrive with health conditions described as "very serious, for whom the possibility of temporary placement in the corridor is even being considered."
The CISL FP reiterates that healthcare professionals cannot be left entirely to blame and that an extraordinary hiring plan is needed. "At least 40-50 nurses, 25-30 healthcare assistants, and 15 radiology technicians, simply to ensure greater continuity of essential services, cover shifts, and ease unsustainable workloads. To restore organizational stability, guarantee rest periods, vacations, and contractual rights, and reduce the systematic use of overtime and additional services, the structural requirement would increase to 60-65 nurses, 40-45 healthcare assistants, and at least 30-40 radiology technicians," is the union's calculation.
"The measure is full," stated Antonio Monni, General Secretary, and Gianmario Sardu, Territorial Secretary of the CISL Fp Sassari. "We ask the Company Management and the Sardinia Region to act now, without further delay: immediate decisions, starting with the urgent strengthening of staff in the most exposed departments, the identification of suitable care spaces, and extraordinary measures to reduce the number of patients in the corridors." "Furthermore," they continued, "an immediate assessment of safety conditions and care loads is needed, along with an operational plan for bed management, protected discharges, and continuity of care between the hospital and the community."
