Emergency services overcrowded: “Don’t make it too colorful on New Year’s Eve”
Stefaan Lammertyn, AZ Groeninge Kortrijk: “As a hospital, we call on you to use your common sense and step safely into 2023.”
The hospitals fear that people might explode too literally, now that everything is allowed again after corona. But they hardly have room in the emergency departments. “Many patients come in with respiratory infections, RSV, there is still corona. So the workload is high and people have to wait longer anyway.”
New Year’s Eve is traditionally a busy night in the emergency department, and now they fear it will get even busier. So don’t drink too much, and also watch out for fireworks, emergency doctors ask.