Summary:
UT’s contingency plan of 300 beds for critical patients fell short many beds in the Covid hospital at NHE, PGIMER, were occupied by patients from adjoining states.
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Witnessing a continuous surge in Covid-19 cases in the UT and patients from adjoining states coming in UT’s hospital for treatment, has lead UT administration to reserve beds in the Covid-19 speciality hospitals for cities own resident patients.
The UT administration, on Thursday, directed the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) and Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, to reserve 100 beds each for critical patients from the city.
The UT health secretary, in a letter to the director, PGIMER, has requested “immediate earmarking of 100 beds with critical care facility and keep it in reserve for Chandigarh patients.” If necessary, beds outside the Nehru Hospital Extension (NHE) block should be used, it was further stated.
The letter notes, “There has been a spread of infection in Chandigarh in recent times which may lead to shortage of beds for critical patients of Chandigarh.”
UT’s contingency plan of 300 beds for critical patients fell short many beds in the Covid hospital at NHE, PGIMER, were occupied by patients from adjoining states.
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