New Delhi: 3 Hospitals in Delhi are now COVID-19 exclusive, their SS patients shifted to private setups
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New Delhi: With the cases of coronavirus topping 500 in the capital, the Delhi government has now announced a series of measures to step up the preparedness of government hospitals in the capitals.
In a recent meeting held under the chairmanship of CM Kejriwal in the capital, it was decided to convert three hospitals, namely Lok Nayak Hospital (LNH), GB Pant Hospital (GBPH) and Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital (RGSSH) to exclusive COVID-19 hospitals. Encouraging private participation, the government has further decided to shift the non-covid patients in the super-speciality departments of these hospitals to private setups
Following decisions have now been taken at the meeting
- To convert Lok Nayak Hospital (LNH) together with GB Pant Hospital (GBPH) and Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital (RGSSH) exclusive COV1D-19 hospital with a capacity of 2000 patients at LNIH+GPBH and 450 patients at RGSSH.
- To shift the COVID-I9 suspected/infected persons admitted at DDUH, BSAH GTBH to Lok Nayak hospital and stop all other services at LN Hospital.
- To shift all patients admitted to LN Hospital & RGSS hospital for other ailments than COVID-I9 be shifted to GTB Hospital except patients admitted in the super-specialty ward. The patients admitted to the super-specialty ward should be shifted to private hospitals: (I) B.L. Kapoor hospital (2) Ganga Ram Hospital (3) Indraprastha Apollo Hospital; for which cost of treatment will be borne by GNCTD.
- To shift all services of Lok Nayak hospital to GIB Hospital including Maternity & Pediatric services.
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