Telangana: 21 Private medical college hospitals offer 15,500 beds for coronavirus
The 21 colleges together have 15,500 beds, including 1,100 in Intensive Care Units (ICU), and 200 ventilators, and the government has asked them to provide 10,000 beds initially, Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences Vice-Chancellor Dr Karunakar Reddy said on Tuesday.;
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Hyderabad - Private medical college hospitals in Telangana have agreed to provide up to 15,500 beds for treating coronavirus patients in response to a government request for ramping up the capacity to meet any situation.
The 21 colleges together have 15,500 beds, including 1,100 in Intensive Care Units (ICU), and 200 ventilators, and the government has asked them to provide 10,000 beds initially, Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences Vice-Chancellor Dr Karunakar Reddy said on Tuesday.
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The government was in constant discussion with all the 21 colleges, affiliated to the university, during the past one month and asked them to provide their hospital infrastructure to accommodate COVID-19 patients in case required from April 10, he told PTI.
We have asked them to provide 10,000 beds initially.
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