110-bed ICU soon at Thiruvananthapuram MCH: Minister
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A 110-bed intensive care unit (ICU) will soon be prepared at Government Medical College Hospital right here.
Fifty of the beds had been prepared and the remaining must be made obtainable inside 10 days, Minister for Health Veena George instructed the hospital authorities throughout a go to on Thursday.
She directed that preparations at the hospital be strengthened in anticipation of the third wave of COVID-19. It had handled the utmost variety of sufferers in the course of the second wave, however with the variety of sufferers coming down, it was time to enhance non-COVID-19 care too.
Medicine shares
The Minister mentioned hospitals had been requested to report the present inventory of medicines, gear and safety gear and that was required in a month, and buy these by means of Kerala Medical Services Corporation Ltd. and native purchases. In case of a 3rd wave, necessities for six months must be calculated and picked up. Medicines and protecting gear must be bought on a war-footing.
Ms. George reviewed the preparations made for oxygen availability and visited the oxygen plant there.
She additionally visited the hospital pharmacy to look into drugs distribution and the wards as a part of preparations for extra beds.
Action taken
The Minister mentioned strict motion had been taken within the incident wherein a younger girl died following accidents sustained in a raise collapse at the Regional Cancer Centre right here. One particular person had been let go and two had been suspended.
Directions had been given to place in place strict security measures if building actions had been beneath manner in hospitals. Steps can be taken to offer help to the household of the girl, she mentioned.
Black fungus an infection
Black fungus an infection was beneath management within the State, and there was no scarcity of medicine required for its remedy, Ms. George mentioned.
Inadequate vaccine arrivals had been the rationale for delays in spot registration, she mentioned. Spot registration for non-resident Indians was beneath manner in some locations. Online registration was on in a bid to scale back crowding in vaccination centres, the Minister mentioned.
Director of Medical Education Thomas Mathew, Government Medical College Principal Sara Varghese, and hospital Superintendent M.S. Sharmad took half in discussions with the Minister.
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