Union ministries, PSUs told to make beds available for COVID
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To work with State, district authorities to present remedy.
The Union Health Ministry has suggested Central ministries and their PSUs to dedicate their hospital beds for COVID-19 administration in States/ UTs and to make sure that particulars of such devoted hospitals/blocks be offered to the general public.
In a launch issued on Friday the Ministry stated, “To substantially augment the hospital infrastructure for effective clinical management of severe COVID-19 patients across the country, the Health Ministry has advised all Central Ministries to issue instructions to the hospitals under their control or their PSUs to set-up exclusive dedicated hospital wards or separate blocks within the hospitals for COVID Care, as was done last year,” famous the Ministry launch.
It added that these hospitals/blocks ought to have separate entry and exit factors to present remedy companies together with specialised care for the confirmed COVID-19 circumstances.
Additionally, these devoted hospital wards or blocks have to be outfitted to present all supportive and ancillary companies together with oxygen supported beds, ICU beds, ventilators and specialised crucial care models (wherever available), laboratory companies, imaging companies, kitchen, laundry and so on., together with devoted well being work power.
In his letter written to Central ministries, Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan stated the sudden surge in circumstances throughout the nation calls for comparable supportive motion as final 12 months from all such Ministries / Departments and their PSUs and the Hospitals beneath their management.
The Central Ministries have been additionally been suggested to present particulars of such devoted hospital wards/blocks, duly coordinating with the respective well being departments of States/UTs and the District Health Administration of the States/Districts wherever these hospitals are situated.
It has additionally been recommended {that a} Nodal Officer could also be nominated from the Ministry/Department for needed coordination with the respective States/UTs for this objective and their contact particulars be shared with the respective States/UTs in addition to the Health Ministry.
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