Delhi health dept directs hospitals to track respiratory, burn cases till November 30

New Delhi: The Delhi Health and Family Welfare Department has directed hospitals and healthcare facilities across the Capital to monitor and report admissions linked to respiratory illnesses and burn injuries until November 30, following a Supreme Court directive on the health impact of firecrackers.

The department has instructed medical superintendents and medical directors of government, private and society-run hospitals, polyclinics, district hospitals and Ayushman Mandirs to submit weekly data on such admissions. A final consolidated report covering the period up to November 30 must be submitted by 3 pm on December 1.

Officials said the order has been circulated to 32 government hospitals, eight society-run hospitals under the Delhi government, 414 Ayushman Mandirs, 2,025 other healthcare facilities and 1,354 private hospitals.

As part of the exercise, facilities must record admissions related to “respiratory/burns/any other related to fire crackers” using a prescribed format titled “Proforma for weekly reporting of patient admission”.

“Categorically stating the exact extent of the increase of admission of patients till Nov 30, 2026, and a compliance report/data compiled may be submitted to this department every Monday without fail. The final consolidated report shall be submitted on Dec 1 by 3 pm,” read the order, a copy of which was accessed by HT.

The reporting format requires hospitals to provide the number of patients admitted at the beginning of the reporting period, fresh admissions during the week and the cumulative number of admissions up to the reporting date. They must also calculate the increase or decrease in admissions during the week and the percentage change against the baseline figure.

The department has directed hospitals to submit the compiled data every Monday without fail. The final report is to be submitted on December 1.