LUCKNOW: With the third wave of Covid-19 pandemic subsiding, the district health authorities are planning to restore non-Covid status of a few hospitals from the second week of March.
Currently, there are at least 13 hospitals which have designated Covid care facilities and are admitting coronavirus patients. The total bed strength of all these hospitals taken together is nearly 2,000, including intensive care unit/ventilator and high dependency units.
"The move will provide relief to non-Covid critical patients who are facing difficulties in getting ICU or high dependency beds. It will also help hospitals take up elective surgeries which were postponed because most critical care beds were reserved for Covid-19 patients. Authorities should now think of relaxing rules for OPDs too to clear long waiting lists.-Timesview"
While KGMU, SGPGIMS RMLIMS, and one private hospital and government district hospital will continue to run Covid facility along with non-Covid services, the remaining hospitals will be asked to reserve a section with 3-4 beds each for Covid-19 patients and run non-Covid facilities as usual.
Presently, only 10 Covid patients are admitted at KGMU and a private hospital.
Chief medical officer Dr Manoj Agrawal said, “The number of hospitals or beds will be reduced as per instructions from the government.”
