Israel's hospitals prepare for possible war - details
Israel's Ministry of Health has issued new emergency preparedness protocols for hospitals amid the regional situation. A separate mode has been introduced for the orange alert level, an intermediate stage before red. Hospitals can reduce routine activities, discharge patients, and free up space to receive casualties. Medical centers will strengthen staff in emergency departments, operating rooms, and wards. On-call doctors and key personnel must be ready to report to work within 20 minutes. Hospitals will check supplies of oxygen, water, fuel, blood, and medications.
Israel's Ministry of Health has issued new emergency preparedness protocols for hospitals amid the regional situation. The ministry changed the operational procedures for hospitals in case of a deterioration in the security situation, providing a separate mode for the orange alert level, an intermediate stage before red. When it is activated, hospitals can reduce routine activities, discharge patients who can continue treatment at home, and free up space for possible admission of casualties. If necessary, neonatal intensive care units, pediatric ICUs, and maternity wards will be moved to protected areas. Medical centers must also strengthen staff in emergency departments, operating rooms, and post-operative recovery wards. On-call doctors and key personnel must be ready to report to work within 20 minutes of being called. Additionally, hospitals must check supplies of oxygen, water, fuel, blood, and medications, and place necessary resources in protected areas. The rules for green, yellow, and red alert levels remain unchanged. Earlier, directors of two hospitals in northern Israel reported heightened readiness for a possible war. The director of the Galilee Medical Center, Professor Masad Barhoum, and the head of Ziv Hospital, Professor Salman Zarki, stated that the facilities have sufficient supplies to operate autonomously for several days.