On Sunday, some patients were evacuated from the hospital in Nysa. The group of 33 people included, among others: children and pregnant women. Pontoons and boats had to be used for the evacuation because the water cut off the hospital from the roads.
The evacuated patients were sent from the hospital in Nysa to other facilities, including: in Opole, Krapkowice and Strzelce Opolskie. “It is about pregnant patients, children, patients of internal medicine departmentsorthopedic diseases and surgical department”, the Opole Voivodeship Office explained in a statement.
The district office in Nysa reported that 17 ambulances were involved in the evacuation operation. They went to a location approximately 250 meters from the hospital. The sick were transported there on pontoons.
The Opole Voivodeship Office reported that services are ready to evacuate more patients from the facilities in Nysa, if necessary.
“Other hospitals in Opole Voivodeship There is currently no risk of flooding. and show full readiness to accept patients from flooded areas,” the authorities of the Opole Voivodeship assure. As it was added, the services are provided to Nysa hospital needed equipment, food and water.
