Kolkata: With the number of Covid patients who fell sharply, non-covid patients had begun to extinguish hospitals throughout the city.
While the OPD footsteps have surged 80% to 85%, hospital bed housing in the non-covid ward also rose significantly.
The hospital has changed most of the Covid ward to the non-covid zone to accommodate general patients.
“During the pre-covid period, we will have 700+ OPD patients on the daily average.
During Covid waves, the OPD has been quiet with patients carrying online consultations.
Even two weeks ago, we will have around 100 to 150 patients.
Now , it has increased and we see 500-plus registration of OPD minus patients from Bangladesh.
This is a pretty encouraging number, “said CEO of Peerless Hospital Sudipta Mitra.
From departments such as Medicine, Cardiology, Orthopedics, Urology and Eyecare, a mixed bag of patients now return to the hospital after months.
The hospital began to see swimming in non-covid patients from march-end and in May, regardless of emergency cases, Pati had stopped visiting the hospital.
“Our footsteps in our OPD are now about 85% of the pre-covid days.
The residential of the hospital bed is currently around 90% by non-covid patients while Covid patients only occupy about 10% of beds,” said Chair of the Medica Group Alok Roy.
CMRI Hospital currently has 500-plus patients with 700-plus footsteps that are usually.
Only 20 covid patients were received against 289 non-covid patients.
Apart from those who suffer from influenza, patients are also accepted for planned operations.
“We now get around 950 patients in our OPD with our normal foot of 1,200-plots.
Also, because of a sharp decline in covid patients (only 18 now), we plan to reduce our Covid zone to only one area that can accommodate around 25 The bed so we can use a non-covid bed, “said Narayana Health Zonal Director (East) R Venkatesh.
The number of covid patients in three Amri units has slipped down to 26.
The count of patients visiting the hospital to consult a doctor physically now about 60% of normal steps.
“The patient is now more comfortable and confident to return to the hospital after a sharp decline in the Covid case.
Our OPD rooms have seen a sudden leap in footsteps when patients range from various departments.
Online consultation is just a stop-gap step,” Said Belle Vue CEO Pradip Tondaon.