Gurgaon: There will be more hospital beds available to treat Covid-19 patients in the city if there is another surge in infection.
Five months after the second wave flooded the health care system, the capacity of a gurgaon hospital bed had risen 24%.
Collectively, 96 hospitals that can treat Covid patients now have 7,013 beds, including 3,582 ICU beds and 1.002 with ventilators.
During the second wave, 5,653 hospital beds were available – 691 ICU and 328 beds with ventilators.
The increase in health care infrastructure came after the Secretary of the Head of the Additional Head of Haryana (Health) Rajeev Arora on September 6, directed all districts to increase hospital beds and oxygen capacity and submit data within a week.
The decision was taken to look at the possibility of a surge in Covid cases.
Arora has asked all civil surgeons to prepare reports based on the experience and demands of the second wave of Covid witnessed throughout the state in April, May and June this year.
Meanwhile, the capacity of pediatric beds has also been strengthened in the city.
At present, there are 900 pediatric beds, where 228 is an oxygen bed without a temporary ventilator 106 is a ventilator bed.
Previously, this district had 809 beds for pediatric patients, including 89 with ventilators.
In the second wave, Gurgaon witnessed the lack of acute oxygen in the hospital.
With the intention of avoiding such incidents in the future, hospitals are directed to improve their infrastructure.
Some are in the process of increasing their oxygen capacity in the coming days, the Ministry of Health said.
“Apart from the bed, we have also increased oxygen capacity.
At private hospitals, there are 13 swing oxygen crops (PSA), while 11 of these plants have been established at government facilities,” said Dr.
Virender Yadav, Chief Medical Officer, Gurgaon.
During the covid case peak in Gurgaon, oxygen demand rose to 55 metric tons.
Now stands less than 20 metric tons.
The Ministry of Health has months ago directing all hospitals to form its own internal oxygen audit committee to check the current request and the oxygen supply status.
The department has also taken stock of intravenous immunoglobulin drug (IVIG) in this hospital.
IVIG is given to patients with diseases that affect the immune system and are also used to treat autoimmune disorders.
Children who don’t have enough antibodies are given IVIG to help increase their immunity.
IVIG drugs cost Rs 15,000 per bottle, which is given based on the weight of the child.