DC’s directive to pvt. hospitals

Shivamogga Deputy Commissioner K.B. Shivakumar has instructed personal hospitals to reserve 50 % of whole beds for COVID-19 sufferers referred by the district administration. Those who fail to comply with the rule will entice authorized motion, he warned in a gathering with representatives of personal hospitals in Shivamogga on Monday.

The variety of COVID-19 circumstances has been on the rise in Shivamogga district. The administration had to rely upon personal institutions to deal with sufferers. The hospitals had to reserve 50% of beds with oxygen facility and people with ventilators for the sufferers referred by the administration. “In case the hospitals had to use the government quota beds, they have to take prior permission from the administration. Otherwise, the government will take strict action this time”, the DC stated.

Regarding the therapy bills, the DC stated the hospitals had to comply with the worth chart finalised by the State authorities. The administration would deal with complaints of charging greater than the mounted quantity and take acceptable motion.

Earlier within the day, the officer held a video convention with taluk-level officers on measures to keep away from the unfold of the an infection. The officers had been advised to arrange COVID-19 care centres in taluks. They had been additionally requested to contact these in dwelling isolation repeatedly. “Each taluk should have a control room and every taluk should be ready with 50 beds with oxygen facility”, he stated.

Zilla Panchayat CEO M.L.Vyshali, Additional SP H.T. Shekhar, Additional DC G.A nuradha, District Health Officer Rajesh Suragihalli, SIMS Director Siddappa and others had been current within the assembly.