Oct 25, 2025
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14 Employees admitted to the hospital and other institutions in other institutions;The remaining remains are being investigated for suspected poisoning.
*Update: The number of patients in the hospital is updated by Santa Rita
The health monitoring team of the State Ministry of Health (SESA) is investigating possible poisoning or environmental contamination at the Santa Rita Hospital in Vitoria.According to the hospital, an investigation was launched last week after an employee of the facility was admitted with symptoms of "radiological changes suggestive of pneumonia".
Santa Rita Rita said that on Friday night (24) 14 workers were admitted to the hospital and five workers were hospitalized in other buildings.
One in six people admitted to Santa Rita is in the intensive care unit (ICU).A vigil will be held in front of the hospital on Friday evening.
It is important to note that until now there is no evidence of interpersonal transmission and there is no record of new cases with recent symptoms, "suggesting that the movement is limited to the affected area and group".
The hospital said all operations have resumed and care and monitoring protocols have been enhanced.No other hospitalized patient would have had similar symptoms, leading to the initial hypothesis of a possible environmental cause, which is now being investigated in detail.
All operations will continue as usual.What can happen is that the doctor or the patient chooses to avoid the procedure again."
Santa Rita Hospital
Every service and service still work normally.The hospital also said that since the cases were identified in the department, workers were immediately asked to wear a mask."The highest warning (respiratory and communications) was arranged for workers to enter patient rooms in hospital with suspicious conditions."
Sesa investigates environmental pollution
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"We took blood and urine samples from infected people, and we did lung tests on some of these people. We also took environmental samples from surfaces that these professionals come into contact with, such as water and air conditioning," confirmed the secretary.
According to the secretary, the hospital has surveillance teams to determine the possible causes.More than 300 types of tests are conducted in the laboratory.It goes fast, but some types of tests take time, but I can only say that it is a priority."
The agency tracks cases
The Regional Nursing Council of Espírito Santo State (Coren-ES) said it had not been formally informed of the case.The council also said it would take action if it identified a risk to nursing professionals.
"It should be clarified that since Coren-ES is a federal supervisory authority for the professional practice of nurses, it does not have the authority to investigate or confirm situations of an epidemiological or sanitary nature, functions that are the responsibility of the State Department of Health (Sesa) and the authority for sanitary and epidemiological supervision," said the Coren-ES statement.
The Union of Doctors of Shotito Santo stated that it will continue to monitor the case to protect the health and safety of doctors and the entire population of ESSIRITO Sano.
The president of the nurses' union (Sindienfermeiro), Valeska Fernandes, said she had been following the case and was in direct contact with hospital staff.
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Study of issues identified by the Committee for the control of family medicine (CCOH) in a particular part of the organization.
Last week, staff showed symptoms with radiological changes suggestive of pneumonia.The number of cases is currently declining, with no new hospitalizations since October 22.We had 14 staff at Santa Rita Hospital, two of them in the intensive care unit.There are currently 6 patients on the ward and only 1 in the intensive care unit, all with favorable clinical progress.
The hospital strengthened its care and surveillance protocols, following all security measures and working in partnership with health authorities.It is important to note that none of the hospitalized patients showed similar symptoms, leading to the initial hypothesis of a possible environmental cause, which is currently under detailed investigation.
Follow-up after discharge is carried out by the occupational medicine team, which closely monitors the workers' recovery.We express our solidarity and support to all and reaffirm our ongoing commitment to quality, safety and institutional transparency.
In SEFTRITO Santo, the same quality and 0 services mentioned in Santa Rita as health care in health care continue to work normally.With transparency and commitment to public health, the hospital will advance society.
All operations are continuing as normal.The doctor or patient may choose to reschedule the procedure.
