Set aside 25% beds for COVID care, CM tells private sector
The Hindu
The State government has asked the private health sector in the State to go in for large-scale capacity building so as to help the State increase its health system capacity for COVID care. The governm
The State government has asked the private health sector in the State to go in for large-scale capacity building so as to help the State increase its health system capacity for COVID care. The government has also asked private hospitals to set aside a minimum of 25% beds exclusively for COVID care. Giving the details of the discussions he had with representatives of the private health sector on Saturday, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the private sector had assured the government of full cooperation in tackling the crisis. Private hospitals would give a report on the occupancy situation in hospital beds, ICUs, and ventilators on a daily basis to District Medical Officers (DMOs). The data would be put in the public domain and updated daily on the e-jagratha portal. The government has asked the private health sector to help out public sector hospitals with doctors, paramedical staff, and those with expertise in COVID critical care as and when a request is put up.More Related News