Categories: CityCOVID-19 Vadodara

Number of beds have been increased in the hospitals for COVID19 patients in Vadodara

Dr Vinod Rao said the challenge of COVID has entered a decisive phase and he has issued a notification to increase the number of beds to 4,220.

He said that the hospitals have been allowed to start extension services outside their existing premises to cater to the growing needs of patients coming in and out of the district. It has also ensured that the required number of ventilators and ICU beds are increased.

He informed, at present more than 450 patients are being treated from outside Vadodara district. However, there is no shortage of ventilators, ICUs, oxygen beds. And as a result of advance planning, they have succeeded in meeting the needs of the patients without any serious problem.

At present, there are a total of 3,550 beds available for COVID-19 patients in Vadodara including free government, private and paid private beds. Against this, only 2,124 or 60 per cent beds are filled by patients.

In another notification, COVID patients who do not need oxygen support and have ample space at home for an isolated room are requested to adopt home base COVID care.
As per the instructions of Dr Vinod Rao, the notification has been issued with the intention of promoting and regulating Home-base COVID Care by private hospitals and notified COVID Consultants.

Tanisha Choudhary

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