Members of the public are advised that the Fiji Emergency Medical Assistance Team (FEMAT) has been set up at the Vodafone Arena in Laucala Bay, Suva.
The Ministry of Health says that the field hospital is assisting the CWM hospital in the delivery of health care services in the Central Division.
The following services are provided at that FEMAT site:
- Emergency care services for adults and children that cover for acute illnesses, accidents, children’s illness, and medical emergencies;
- Admissions and inpatient care for non-COVID patients. All patients who test positive for COVID-19 disease will be referred for admission at CWM Hospital;
- Emergency surgeries for non-COVID patients. These surgeries are done at the Hospital Ship MV Veivueti that is docked at Government Wharf in Walu Bay;
- Any patient who is tested positive for COVID-19 will be directed to CWM Hospital for further care, as CWM Hospital has been designated as the COVID hospital;
- The FEMAT Field Hospital is open 24 hours a day.
The FEMAT team at the Vodafone Arena can be contacted on mobile number 9905 146 for any emergency health matters.
The ministry has reiterated its request that anyone who may be showing symptoms of COVID-19 to present at a nearest screening clinic or call the toll free line 158 for further advice from the medical team.
