Padmavathi Nilayam praised for its upkeep

Padmavathi Nilayam, which has been serving as a COVID Care Centre (CCC) because the outbreak of the primary wave, gained plaudits from the State COVID-19 headquarters for its impeccable upkeep and outreach companies.

The facility was reopened this April after the outbreak of the second wave. Against its put in capability to accommodate 1,100 non-critical COVID sufferers, the power at present homes 697 individuals. The State COVID-19 workforce, led by Nodal Officer Arja Srikanth that visited the centre, was all reward on coming to know that 6,705 sufferers have recovered from right here, together with 258 individuals beneath the age of 18 years since its relaunch on April 4.

During the primary wave, the constructing had initially served for a month as a quarantine centre for non-COVID circumstances and was then transformed right into a CCC.

The facility is thought for the coordination amongst its 60 medical workers working in three shifts around the clock. Three specialist medical doctors can be found for emergency companies, and there’s a 30-bedded block with oxygen provide and a diagnostic lab to conduct blood checks and X-ray scans. Daily yoga periods are organised to strengthen the sufferers bodily and mentally and the distribution of ‘Kabasura Kudineer’, the Siddha drugs permitted by the Department of AYUSH, is given to the sufferers to spice up their immunity.

The TTD administration has not solely allotted the constructing for the COVID Care Centre, however can also be supplying groceries wanted to arrange meals for the inmates. “Patients who left the centre after successful recovery, came back with donations in the form of masks, sanitisers, oxygen concentrators and medical equipment,” says the centre’s nodal officer S. Lakshmi.

One of the perfect administration practices right here consists of the ‘colour-coded internal spreadsheet’ meant to notice down the vitals of the sufferers, which is up to date every so often with deep pink to deep inexperienced color to point the seriousness, serving to the obligation physician make a fast evaluation.

“Floor-wise WhatsApp groups have been created where inmates can post their grievances and requests, which will be addressed immediately,” Ms. Lakshmi added.

The State workforce appreciated the TTD administration and Chittoor Collector M. Hari Narayanan for their initiative in establishing the CCC.