In the latest development to ensure the basic availability of medical infrastructure and treatment to novel coronavirus positive patients, the district administration is ready to add another 48 beds for level-II patients, 23 beds for level-III patients and nine ventilators, as six private hospitals will start admission and treatment of Covid patients in Jalandhar from today onwards.
While speaking to the media, DC Ghanshyam Thori said four private hospitals including Shrimann Medicity, Joshi Hospital, Gulab Devi Hospital, and New Ruby would start the operations in the building of Gulab Devi Hospital, which has dedicated 22 beds for level-II patients, eight beds for level-III and four ventilators.
He further added, Shrimann Hospital would also begin admitting and treating Covid patients on the premises of Modern Hospital and has earmarked four beds for level-II patients, 12 beds for level-III patients, and two ventilators.
Notably, Sarvodya Hospital has also commenced Covid treatment today and has given 22 beds for level-II patients, three beds for level-III, and two ventilators, Thori said. He said the topmost priority was being given to upgrading medical facilities for critical patients to ensure that patients do not get any problem in availing the best care and treatment.
Thori said more private hospitals will also be added to the list for offering treatment to Covid patients. Also, facilities for level-II and level-III patients are being scaled up as the district is witnessing a spike in Covid cases regularly.
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The DC said private hospitals would charge maximum rates as fixed by the Punjab Government for the treatment. He said taking care of the old and vulnerable population with co-morbidities and at high risk of developing severe illness was the topmost priority, appealing to people to not take flu-like symptoms lightly and contact doctors soon. He said people should not get panicky as more cases were reported in the city due to aggressive testing.
However, Jalandhar on Thursday has reported 69 fresh cases of Covid-19.