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New Delhi: Around 7,000 ICU beds will be added in government hospitals in the national capital in view of the third wave of COVID-19, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday.
He said that this will increase the capacity of ICU beds in the capital by 70 percent.
Health Minister Satyendar Jain in a tweet in Hindi said, “6,836 new beds are being created by the Delhi government at Shalimar Bagh, Kirari, Sarita Vihar, Sultanpuri, Raghuveer Nagar, GTB Hospital as well as Chacha at a cost of Rs 1,216.72 crore. Huh. Nehru Hospital,”
“Around 7,000 new ICU beds are being added in Delhi government hospitals. It is like bringing about a complete overhaul in the health infrastructure of Delhi. Government hospitals in Delhi currently have a capacity of 10,000 ICU beds, increasing this number by 70 per cent.
“This is no small task, but these beds will be ready within six months. On one hand, it will help in dealing with the third COVID-19 wave, and on the other hand if the wave does not come, they will act as extra beds for routine treatment,” Kejriwal said.
The cabinet has approved to increase the ICU beds.
The proposed facilities in the hospitals will be designed to function as COVID hospitals.
However, once the COVID pandemic ends, the facilities will be used for other specialized hospital services, an official statement said.
The facilities will include three sub-buildings, emergency/OPD/ward block and service building with space for PSA/oxygen tanks and multi-level car parking block. Provision has also been made to add a floor if required in future.
A total of 1,430 beds will be added in Shalimar Bagh Government Hospital, 458 in Kirari Government Hospital, 1,912 in GTB Hospital, 1,565 beds in Raghubir Nagar, 610 beds in CNBC, Geeta Colony, 525 beds in Sultanpuri Hospital.
The statement said that the government is making full preparations in anticipation of the imminent third wave of COVID-19.
“The addition of these beds is likely to not only increase the ICU bed facilities by 70 per cent but will also be crucial in achieving the target of 37,000 beds in the national capital.”
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