Tag: Tampere University Hospital
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The waiting list for children’s heart surgeries was halved in the new children’s hospital
“While ensuring that patients requiring complex operations are not put at risk, our cardiac surgery team has been operating efficiently on patients awaiting less intensive operations,” said Jari PetäjäDirector of Children and Adolescent Diseases at HUS. The scenario of pediatric cardiac surgery had turned grim by the end of last year. “We have been working…
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Tampere Hospital undertakes to treat wounded Ukrainian soldiers
Tampere University Hospital is committed to receiving wounded soldiers from Ukraine who may arrive for treatment in the coming days. Behind the project is a group of volunteers whose goal is to bring a dozen injured Ukrainian soldiers to Finland. "We are committed to accepting individual patients, like other university hospitals in Finland," said Juhani…
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Tehy Magazine: Dozens of acute and intensive care nurses have resigned in Oulu, Tampere
“This is too many nurses. I haven’t come across such a large number of nurses before,” he said, noting that replacing intensive care nurses is difficult despite the ongoing recruitment campaign. “We have to reduce and close more operations than in previous summers.” For example, Oulu University Hospital will have 14 intensive care units for…
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Finnish unions end the nurses’ strike and start planning a mass separation
Super and Tehy announced Tuesday that they have decided to suspend the second, broader phase of the strike as the Minister of Family and Social Affairs seeks to restrict the right to strike. Who is Linden (SDP). Linden on Tuesday declared YLE A-studio says it intends to take forward a new law on patient safety,…
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HUS’s boss compares nurses’ strike to the war in Ukraine
Chief Physician of the Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS) Markku Mäkijärvi raised his eyebrows on Thursday when he compared the nurses’ strike in Ukraine to the war in Ukraine. "I believe that the war in Ukraine can be compared to this situation," Mäkijärvi commented on the march that began on Friday morning in an…
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Coronavirus updates 25.10-8.12
The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has proposed implementing a Covid-19 vaccine mandate for employees in the social and healthcare sector. The mandate would only apply to those who work closely with patients in high-risk groups. As per the proposal, employees can refuse to take the vaccine if there are valid medical reasons. In…
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Covid Group: The situation is getting worse in Pirkanmaa
The prevalence of Covid-19 in the Pirkanmaa region is now the third highest in Finland Janne Laine, Infectious Diseases Doctor at Tampere University Hospital (TAYS). Laine spoke about the matter at a press conference of the Pirkanmaa Coronavir Coordination Group on Tuesday afternoon. The team found the coronavirus situation in the Pirkanmaa region to be…
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Parent and child screen use can delay young children’s vocabulary, research findings
According to a study conducted by Tampere University Hospital (TAYS), ample screening time can hinder the linguistic development of young infants. The study examined the development of speech and linguistic expression in 18- and 24-month-old children and found that as parents and their children’s use of electronic devices increased — so-called display time — children’s…
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Research: Surface cleaning removes most of the coronavirus
The coronavirus appears to stick to surfaces of varying intensity, and some materials are easier to clean than others. According to the preliminary findings of the study led by the University of Tampere, the cleaning agents used also affected the results. The study was a joint project of the University of Tampere and companies, the…
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False information against the vaccine was sent to children’s phones in Tampere
Young people in Finland continue to be targeted at campaigns aimed at disseminating false information about the coronavirus vaccine, Tampere University Hospital (TAYS) has announced. According to the hospital, false information has even been sent to Pirkanmaa’s children’s phones, claiming that the young people have been taken to an emergency after the assaults. There are…
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Premature births on the rise as more pregnant women get infected with COVID-19Â
The majority of these have reportedly not been vaccinated against COVID- 19. Pregnancy increases the risk for severe illness from the virus in the same way that conditions like diabetes or obesity would. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), respiratory viral infections such as COVID- 19 are especially dangerous for expectant…
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Tampere tramway in advance and below budget
The first phase of the Tampere tram project is expected to be completed ahead of schedule and passenger transport will begin on 9 August – and € 30 million below budget. Now, during its fifth construction work, testing of the system began in March in the area of ​​Tampere University Hospital in Kaleva and between…
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Experts say there is no need to close schools despite growing cases of children
Although the incidence of coronavirus infections in children and adolescents has been low throughout the pandemic, cases have increased, especially in the metropolitan area. Still a professor Harri SaxĂ©nThe specialist in children and infectious diseases in the Helsinki and Uusimaa hospital districts says that it is worth continuing contact education. "Closing schools is not an…
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The largest Covid-19 infection chain among younger hockey players in the Tampere region
The Pirkanmaa region of Finland reported 70 new coronavirus infections on Thursday, the highest daily rate to date. The chapter includes the latest cases related to a significant chain of infection associated with younger hockey players. Janne LaineAn infectious disease expert at Tampere University Hospital (TAYS) said more than 20 infections are related to this…
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Signs of a minor baby boom in southern Finland
The first signs of a rising pandemic have appeared in southern Finland. Birth rates increased slightly in the first months of this year. The Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS) is expected to have significantly more babies this spring than last year, says Aydin Tekay, Director of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Central Hospital,…
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HS: The availability of vaccines slows down vaccination activities in Finland
The country is expected to receive 5-7 million doses of vaccine by next summer, According to YLE. Leena Turpeinen, The director of health and substance abuse services at the city of Helsinki, said at a press conference on Tuesday that the availability of vaccines is “understandably” limited, but as it improves, the capital can vaccinate…
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According to the union, the hospital ordered doctors and nurses exposed to the coronavirus back to work
Tehy, Finland’s largest health and social care trade union, has claimed that Tampere University Hospital ordered doctors and nurses to continue working despite being quarantined in cases of coronavirus exposure. The union announced on Monday that it had lodged a complaint with the Parliament’s Ombudsman. Tehy said the hospital had prescribed exposed health workers "exceptional…
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Finnish hospital districts, Kela no longer refers customers to Vastamo
Read more: Information about the hacking of the counter office would have stopped the acquisition, the owner tells HS (October 28, 2020) Almost EUR 10 million has been confiscated from the former CEO of the office and his parents (October 28, 2020) IS: The office dismisses the CEO by saying he knows about hacking for…
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The blackmail publisher publishes more sensitive information about patients in psychotherapy centers
The blackmailer, who demands money from a group of psychotherapy centers, has released highly sensitive personal information about more than 200 patients. The author has threatened to publish more on a daily basis, unless Vastaamon psychotherapy center company to pay nearly half a million euro ransom. Another batch of about 100 patient reports appeared early…
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The first phase of the Tampere tram network is nearing completion
The first part of Tampere’s long-awaited tram network is nearing completion, according to the tram alliance behind the project. The Alliance has been working on the project for three and a half years. This first part covers a two-way line running east from Pyynikintori to Hervantajärvi and Tampere University Hospital, as well as the Hatanpää…
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The hospital warns of possible exposures in Tampere nightclubs
On Tuesday, Tampere University Hospital (Tays) warned of possible coronavirus exposures in three nightclubs in the southern center last weekend. The hospital reported on Twitter that the person diagnosed with the coronavirus spent several hours in three facilities on Saturday night, Sept. 5. At 23–2, the person was at Ranta and Reindeer, in two restaurant-nightclubs…
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More than 70 exposed to coronavirus at the University of Tampere
The University of Tampere has revealed that more than 70 people have been exposed to the coronavirus since the chain of possible infections began after an informal student event. At least seven people reported experiencing mild coronavirus symptoms, and mass exposure has also affected student family members. Chief of Tampere University Hospital Jaana Syrjänen told…