Panaji: In April-May, Goa Medical College (GMC) ran out of bed in the Covid-19 ward as a second wave of pandemic made a ferocious impact feel.
Five-month fast forward, and the country’s main health care agency once again faced a lack of beds – but this time, it was due to a sharp increase in non-covid patients.
This gMC acceptance surge has been considered because the Covid case began to be dipped.
Sometimes, patients must even be accommodated on stretchers.
GMC Dean Dr.
S M Bandekar said that during the second wave, when the regular OPD was closed, most of the ward was converted into a Covid ward, and non-Covid patients could not visit their doctor for follow-up.
Also, people who are sick are then forced to avoid hospitals.
All of this has now been added, and the Tertiary Care Hospital see more than 200 reception every day, which is much higher than the average amount.
“The sudden increase has been seen (especially) in patients who have diseases related to lifestyle, and they present in critical circumstances,” Bandekar said.
“People tend to ignore their routine diet and other routines during locking.
It is all manifested into their pain, and suddenly we see the patient’s sliding.
That’s what we feel.” A Spurt has been seen in a stroke case, and All medicines and surgery are running full.
“At Ward 139, with 30 beds, where stroke patients are stored, we have 59 patients,” he said.
Last week, Dr.
Shirish Borkar, Head of the Cardiovascular Surgery Department and Toraks GMC, told TII that his department also saw more patients since the Covid case had diminished.
Other GMC doctors said that the Institute also saw more patients because even the slightest critical cases were referred to as GMC from the district and sub-district hospitals.
However, it has not been calculated on average how many patients referred to every day by other government hospitals to GMC, and indeed if all cases sent are very important.
“In addition, many people visit tertiary care hospitals by themselves when their diseases can be taken care of at the hospital close to them,” he said.