ICU wing of DRDO’s Covid hospital becomes functional – ET HealthWorld


ICU wing of DRDO’s Covid hospital becomes functional
The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) wing of Pandit Rajan Mishra Covid Hospital, the temporary hospital set up by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at the amphitheater ground of Banaras Hindu University started operation on Monday with critical patients from government hospitals being admitted for specialized treatment.

District magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma said, “In the initial phase, the 250-bed ICU wing of this 750-bed Covid facility set up by DRDO has become functional from today. Patients admitted at SPG divisional hospital, DDU district hospital, LBS government hospital, ESIC, BLW hospital and Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital, who needed ICU facilities, were referred to the facility. A list of such patients was finalised and then their shifting was started.” No patients will be directly admitted. All admissions will be done through the Integrated Covid Command and Control Centre (ICCC) Varanasi under the district administration, said Sharma.

The modalities for admitting patients in the two wings with 500 oxygenated beds likely to become operational in three-four days, will also be finalised by Army doctors on the basis of experience of running the ICU wing. The DM praised the Ministry of Defence, DRDO and Army Medical Corps for setting up the temporary facility to tackle shortage of beds and health care.

The Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) specialists, doctors, nursing and other medical staff from across the country started treating the patients. The medical staff has been trained in Covid protocols and all equipment checked, said officials.

All the beds in the hospital have oxygen support and we have 40 KL oxygen stored in three tanks, they added.

The state government has ensured supply of all essentials, including oxygen, dedicated power and water supply besides bio-medical and other waste management. Medicines and food will be provided free of charge to all patients and phones have been arranged to ensure interaction of patients with their attendants, the DM said.

The facility for stay of patients’ attendants is already available in BHU besides food free of cost. After the second wave of Covid-19 started wreaking havoc, the Ministry of Defence came forward and is setting up temporary hospitals across the country and is manning their operations. After Delhi, Ahmedabad and Lucknow, the DRDO’s Covid facility has become functional in Varanasi.





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