Pvt hospitals to treat Covid patients in Jalandhar from Aug

JALANDHAR: With the state government capping the maximum rate for treatment of covid-19 patients at Rs 18,000 per day and the infection continuing to spread among more residents, 14 private hospitals will provide 211 beds to help the district administration deal with the pandemic. To date, the district has only 340 beds at the civil hospitals for covid patients.

With private hospitals expected to be ready by August, as an immediate measure, the administration has asked the Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) to start giving treatment to covid-19 patients from July 23. For better planning and response, grading of patients will be done. Level 1 will be for patients requiring advanced respiratory support alone or monitoring and support for two or more organ systems; Level 2 for patients requiring more detailed observation or intervention including support for a single failing organ system or post-operative care and those ‘stepping down’ from higher levels of care and Level 3 for critical and in need of ICU and ventilator.

At PIMS, from July 23 (Thursday), 110 beds for level-2 and 10-beds for level-3 patients will be available. Deputy commissioner Ghanshyam Thori said, “We are committed to providing best possible care to Covid-19 patients. These hospitals will start admitting and treating patients in first week of August.”