The Covid situation in Calcutta is more than overwhelming.
A maximum number of posts on social media are either about someone looking for urgent oxygen supply, crucial medicines or someone feeling helpless due to an acute shortage of hospital beds. On Friday, Bengal recorded the highest single-day spike of 19, 216 Covid cases.
As we battle the ongoing Covid crisis, both individually and collectively, private hospitals in Kolkata are putting their best foot forward.
Desun Hospital has taken the initiative to set up satellite centres to treat mild and asymptomatic patients. “Our initiative aims to provide a 24x7 medical care facility to help such patients recover under the guidance of Desun’s medical team while under isolation treatment in a safe, home-like environment,” a spokesperson from the hospital said.
The satellite centres will offer specialist physicians, constant monitoring by nurses and daily doctor consultations. And if required, Desun can also facilitate the shifting of patients from a hospital to the satellite centre. To make a patient’s stay more comfortable, free Wi-Fi and fooding facilities have also been arranged, as well as emergency ambulance services.
The Medica Superspeciality Hospital is armed to the teeth as well. It already has 330 Covid beds in its Mukundapur facility, and is planning to expand on this front. “We have added 200 beds in Kishore Bharati Krirangan (Jadavpur Stadium) and are working on creating a 300-bed Covid facility at the Calcutta Police Hospital,” Dr Alok Roy, chairman, Medica Group of Hospitals and Chair, FICCI Health Services Committee, said in a statement.
Medica has also associated with the Priya cinema hall to set up a Covid vaccination centre. “We plan to vaccinate 1,000 beneficiaries per day. The hospital also houses the largest set up to treat severely critical Covid patients under ECMO,” Roy added.
Dr Alok Roy, chairman, Medica Group of Hospitals. Picture sourced by correspondent
Medica has also associated with the Priya cinema hall to set up a Covid vaccination centre. “We plan to vaccinate 1,000 beneficiaries per day. The hospital also houses the largest set up to treat severely critical Covid patients under ECMO,” Roy added.
