As part of its preparation to combat the possibility of a third Covid wave, the district administration has started its work by augmenting infrastructure facilities in the city.
In order to meet the shortage of ICU beds during the previous Covid waves, the health department is coming up with an additional 100 ICU and ventilator supported beds out of which 50 would be allotted to the Covid Ward and another 50 will be of makeshift structure. Presently, an oxygen plant with a capacity of 13 kilo liters and another with an additional capacity of 20 kilo liters are being readied.
Moreover, new buildings are to come up at the MGM Hospital in place of three dilapidated structures that are to be dismantled.
Deputy Commissioner of East Singhbhum, Suraj Kumar visited the proposed site for the new building that is to come up at the rear portion of the MGM Hospital complex. He inspected the three dilapidated buildings standing there that are to be pulled down and replaced by a new structure.
The officials who were with the Deputy Commissioner during the inspection at MGM Hospital included SDO Nitish Kumar, DTO, Director DRDA, JNAC Special Officer, Deputy Superintendent MGM Hospital and others. The team was also informed about other issues prevailing in the Hospital. It also inspected the oxygen plant under construction in the Hospital complex.
DC said that to meet the shortage of ICU beds amid the possibilities of third wave of Corona, 100 beds with ICU and ventilator are being brought to MGM in which 50 beds will be for Covid ward and another 50 will be of makeshift structure.
He added that the new building would be such that not only in Covid but also the treatment load of others could be accommodated in it. He informed that three old dilapidated buildings are to be demolished, which were inspected, and which building is to be demolished and the future infrastructure has to be considered.
The Deputy Commissioner said that in order to reduce the treatment load in MGM, the health system in other hospitals has to be strengthened, in this direction necessary steps are being taken by the district administration continuously. He said that apart from strengthening the health system in Sadar Hospital, medical resources are also being improved in PHC and CHC. He said that talks are also being held with the neighboring districts of Seraikela Kharsawan and West Singhbhum in this direction so that due to modernisation of the hospitals, patients of those districts will get better medical facilities.