Kolkata: The Ministry of Health on Friday asked a private hospital to remain ready and ensure they did not feel unconscious with the third covid wave.
In a virtual meeting, senior health officials requested private hospitals to be prepared with beds, equipment, oxygen, medicine, and adequate logistics with a special focus on pediatric care.
The state government has worked on preparation to fight the third possible wave for weeks at the State Hospital.
“The number of new cases seems to rise slightly.
With the celebration in front and people come out for shopping and other activities, we hope the number up.
Along with government health facilities, private hospitals also need to be prepared so that we together handle the situation better , “said a senior health official.
Even when private hospitals are waiting and watching the situation before switching, many begin to identify wards, including pediatric facilities, which can be converted for Covid-19 treatment quickly.
For example, the RN Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences (RTIICS) has identified the Ward Pediatric General 35-bed, 24 triggers and 6 nicu beds with pediatric and neonatal ventilators.
“In RTIICs, we are ready with a comprehensive pediatric and neonatal treatment arrangements where pediatric consultants and trained nurses will be available all the time,” said R Venkatesh, regional (east) director of Narayana health.
Simmardeep Gill, COO CKRI Birla, said the hospital has identified 22 beds – a combination of trigger and nicu – in the pediatric ward that exists for positive covid children.
“For adult patients, we are operating 24 covid beds.
We can increase this amount depending on the situation,” Gill said.
Hospitals such as Medica have also trained medical officers and other staff regularly handle pediatric patients.
“During the second wave peak, we have increased the number of intensive care beds we become 250.
As far as children, we have almost 15 children’s ventilators,” said Medica Chairpresson Alok Roy.
Peerless Hospital has identified two to three wards that can be converted for the treatment of pediatric patients.
“Now, we have a 40 bed ward with seven beds that are enough to deal with Covid patients inflow,” said CEO Sudipta Mitra.
During the meeting, health officials also wanted to know whether the hospital saw an increase in the number of covid patients.