Bed strength to be increased in Cuddalore and Villupuram

With Cuddalore and Villupuram districts witnessing a gentle improve in COVID-19 constructive instances, the Health Department has stepped up efforts to improve the mattress capability at authorities hospitals and facilitate early remedy.

The two districts have been recording shut to 400 instances per day on a median over the past one week, pushing the necessity for extra beds.

An official of the Health Department mentioned as of now, Cuddalore Government General Hospital had 180 oxygen-supported beds. The Cuddalore GH had virtually reached its capability. “Work is under way for increasing the bed strength and we will have another 50 oxygen-supported beds in the GH in a week’s time. Work on laying oxygen pipelines is in progress and the new beds would be kept for patients in need of hospital care and intensive care,” the official mentioned.

Apart from 170 beds of which 25 have been oxygenated on the Rajah Muthiah Medical College and Hospital (RMMCH) in Chidambaram, the Public Works Department has accelerated work to present oxygen pipelines for an additional 120 beds.

With Chidambaram and Virudhachalam General Hospitals missing liquid oxygen vegetation, efforts are on to present bedside oxygen cylinders to at the least 10 beds every in the 2 services.

The Department has additionally deliberate to prepared about 30 beds with oxygen on the Panruti GH, the official added.

In Villupuram, work has been expedited to fee a 200-bed facility on the Government Villupuram Medical College and Hospital (GVMCH).

An official of GVMCH mentioned that the hospital had a complete capability of 460 beds of which 360 have been oxygen-supported. GVMCH had enough beds and oxygen provides whereas one other 200 beds will be made obtainable to sufferers requiring hospitalization in the brand new block. The facility will be prepared in per week’s time.