Nine hospitals in provinces suffer impact from drought

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Nine hospitals in provinces suffer impact from drought

By The Nation

 

Nine hospitals in Surin and Chaiyaphum provinces have been seriously affected by the drought, Health Ministry spokesman Dr Rungrueng Kitphati said.

 

All the nine hospitals have been notified to contact the water coordinating agencies in their areas to look for a reserve water source and prepare to drill artesian wells in order to have sufficient water.

 

Dr Rungrueng Kitphati

 

Dr Rungrueng said that Prasart Hospital in Surin province was located in an area that risked suffering from shortage of drinking water. The Surin Provincial Public Health Office is coordinating with local agencies to bring machines for drilling four artesian wells.

 

In Chaiyaphum, eight hospitals -- Phakdi Chumphon, Kaset Sombun, Nong Bua Daeng, Sap Yai, Phu Khiao, Chalermprakiet, Thep Sathit Khon San, and Ban Thaen -- are at risk of impact from the drought.

 

The Chaiyaphum Provincial Public Health Office is preparing to drill artesian wells to implement the measures of the Ministry of Public Health by reserving water for use for medical services and sufficient staff consumption for at least three days and requesting citizens to help save water. The hospitals are open for service as usual.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30380811

 

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[30la]

In Thailand it is more important to keep a sugar factory open than a hospital!
SHAME!!!

[RichardColeman]

16 hours ago, webfact said:

All the nine hospitals have been notified to contact the water coordinating agencies in their areas to look for a reserve water source and prepare to drill artesian wells in order to have sufficient water.

Up tomorrow "Wheelchair Patient Falls down well in Hospital corridor"

[khwaibah]

That is a forked article and reporting. Surin Government Hospital this past year do to an extreme water shortage for them and Mueang Surin had some 8 artesian bores and equipment installed on the hospital grounds. Another 24 artesian bores were put in through out the city and connected to their system.

 

A total of eight artesian wells will be dug around the hospital equipped with two large water filter machines. The digging is expected to be finished on Thursday. The hospital, which treats 1,700 out-patients and 800 in-patients on a daily basis, operates surgeries, an intensive care unit and dialysis equipment.

 

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/eight-underground-wells-drilled-to-provide-water-for-surin-hospital/

[bubblegum]

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Edited January 24, 2020 by bubblegum

[CGW]

On 1/21/2020 at 7:45 AM, 30la said:

In Thailand it is more important to keep a sugar factory open than a hospital!
SHAME!!!

Indeed! the "Sugar Barons" are obviously paid up members of the "good old boys club" they are imperious to any criticism! The "government" has their back! They have the strength to stop the burning of sugar cane at any time, but they put profit first!

The media has obviously been told "hands off" they are never mentioned!

Edited January 24, 2020 by CGW