NAGPUR: Covid ICUs having around 50 active beds in two wards at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) are running full for the last couple of days. In sharp contrast, just seven critical Covid patients are admitted in Indira Gandhi Government Medical College & Hospital (IGGMCH) Covid hospital.
Both the medical colleges have committed 600 beds in their dedicated Covid hospitals.
GMCH’s medical superintendent Dr Avinash Gawande said as per protocol only moderate to severe Covid patients and most of the critically-ill being brought from outside the city are being admitted in the hospital. The outside patients belong mainly to Amravati district or neighbouring states.
Dr Gawande, however, refused to comment on why more critical patients are there in GMCH only.
IGGMCH dean Dr Ajay Keoliya, who is also chairman of Covid task force, didn’t answer TOI’s calls.
Citing data from civil surgeon’s office, IGGMCH officials said they have admitted more number of Covid patients than GMCH and it was up to the patients and their relatives to choose where they wish to get treated. “We can neither refuse admission nor force any patient to get admitted in our Covid hospital,” they said.
As per the civil surgeon’s data, 158 patients are admitted at GMCH and 135 in IGGMCH as on Sunday.
Of these, IGGMCH has 32 patients in moderate to severe condition, including two on ventilator, five on non-invasive oxygen support and 25 on high flow nasal oxygen. The hospital is operating eight wards, including one for Covid patients, one for suspects, one for Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) patients, one ICU and six more wards.
While its critical patient-load is spiralling, GMCH is also short of 80 ICU beds as these were blocked for fire audit in January. The two ICU wards have 31 patients, either on high flow nasal oxygen or ventilators. GMCH’s 28-bedded high dependency units (HDUs) and presumptive ward too is full with 26 patients, said officials.
“Workload in GMCH is very high. A couple of observations have been made regarding entire load of critical Covid patients being borne by us. Private hospitals, a premier institution, and general practitioners are all referring critical patients to GMCH. Some patients also told us they were informed that beds were not available in other medical college. Care at GMCH is reason why people prefer to stay here,” said officials.
Asked about closed wards, Dr Gawande said soon 400 more beds would be ready for Covid as per high court order. The hospital has got no objection certificate for oxygen plant which had held-up starting the new wards.
Both the medical colleges have committed 600 beds in their dedicated Covid hospitals.
GMCH’s medical superintendent Dr Avinash Gawande said as per protocol only moderate to severe Covid patients and most of the critically-ill being brought from outside the city are being admitted in the hospital. The outside patients belong mainly to Amravati district or neighbouring states.
Dr Gawande, however, refused to comment on why more critical patients are there in GMCH only.
IGGMCH dean Dr Ajay Keoliya, who is also chairman of Covid task force, didn’t answer TOI’s calls.
Citing data from civil surgeon’s office, IGGMCH officials said they have admitted more number of Covid patients than GMCH and it was up to the patients and their relatives to choose where they wish to get treated. “We can neither refuse admission nor force any patient to get admitted in our Covid hospital,” they said.
As per the civil surgeon’s data, 158 patients are admitted at GMCH and 135 in IGGMCH as on Sunday.
Of these, IGGMCH has 32 patients in moderate to severe condition, including two on ventilator, five on non-invasive oxygen support and 25 on high flow nasal oxygen. The hospital is operating eight wards, including one for Covid patients, one for suspects, one for Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) patients, one ICU and six more wards.
While its critical patient-load is spiralling, GMCH is also short of 80 ICU beds as these were blocked for fire audit in January. The two ICU wards have 31 patients, either on high flow nasal oxygen or ventilators. GMCH’s 28-bedded high dependency units (HDUs) and presumptive ward too is full with 26 patients, said officials.
“Workload in GMCH is very high. A couple of observations have been made regarding entire load of critical Covid patients being borne by us. Private hospitals, a premier institution, and general practitioners are all referring critical patients to GMCH. Some patients also told us they were informed that beds were not available in other medical college. Care at GMCH is reason why people prefer to stay here,” said officials.
Asked about closed wards, Dr Gawande said soon 400 more beds would be ready for Covid as per high court order. The hospital has got no objection certificate for oxygen plant which had held-up starting the new wards.
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