Stanley hospital adds 1,250 beds to treat COVID-19 patients
The Hindu
They will include 900 oxygen-supplied beds; additional facilities being installed
The Government Stanley Hospital has added 1,250 more beds, including 900 oxygen-supplied ones, to cater to COVID-19 patients. The hospital already has 1,200 beds spread over three blocks exclusively for the purpose. The additional beds are in the six floors of the new trauma block and the super speciality block. Arrangements for installation of oxygen points, besides construction of toilets and other facilities, are under way. Four COVID-19 Care Centres and four screening centres are under the hospital’s purview. Dean P. Balaji said a central core management committee, headed by director of surgical gastroenterology Jeswanth and comprising the heads of departments, had been constituted.
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