Defunct ventilators, ICU under construction: The grim reality of Jaisalmer’s district hospital | Ground Report

Jaisalmer’s Jawahir Hospital caters to more than eight lakh people. Amid the second Covid wave, it has turned into a picture of negligence and apathy.

Known for its shimmering dunes and majestic forts, the city of Jaisalmer seems to have lost its lustre during the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Little do the tourists who flock to the Golden City know that Jaisalmer’s health infrastructure is in a decrepit state a sad reality that the locals know all too well. The city's district hospital is a picture of negligence and apathy, with a defunct ICU that serves as little more than a dump yard. Patients gasp and battle for their lives, while ventilators from the PM Cares Fund lie junked in a corner. This is a hospital in coma.