Amidst the rising cases of Corona in the country and the state, a mock drill was conducted at Hamidia Hospital in Bhopal regarding preparations to deal with Corona.
Medical Education Minister Vishwas Kailash Sarang reviewed the arrangements during the mock drill. He told that complete arrangements have been made in the Covid Hospital so that the Corona infected patients can get treatment within the stipulated time. The situation of Corona in Madhya Pradesh is currently under control, the state government is fully prepared to deal with any kind of situation. After the mock drill, Minister Sarang held a review meeting with senior officers and gave necessary instructions.
In the presence of Minister Sarang, the dummy patient brought from the Life Support Ambulance was taken to the Covid Dedicated Ward on a stretcher with an oxygen mask. There he was registered in casualty and taken to the ventilator bed in the ICU.
During this entire process, the time was recorded using a stop watch. It took 2:59 minutes to transport the patient from ambulance to casualty and less than 5 minutes from casualty to ICU.
Minister Sarang said that the situation of Corona in the state is completely under control. At present, there is no need to hospitalize the Corona infected patients. All the patients are in home isolation and continuous consultations are being given through telemedicine. Along with this, their condition is also being recorded. He also appealed to the citizens to wear masks and avoid going to crowded areas.
Minister Sarang also observed the mock drill of oxygen plant at Hamidia Hospital. He told that the capacity of the oxygen plant is 2 thousand LPM. The plant is being monitored 24 hours. GPS system has been installed for monitoring. Every activity is being monitored through this system. He said that to deal with the possible threat of Corona, mock drills would be done every month at the oxygen plant for adequate availability of oxygen in the hospitals.
After the mock drill, Minister Sarang took a meeting of senior officials at Gandhi Medical College regarding preparations related to Corona. It was told that there are 35 labs in the state, whose testing capacity is 1 lakh 24 thousand per day. On the other hand, 20 thousand tests can be done daily in medical colleges.
There are 42 thousand 974 Covid beds available in the state. Out of these 13 medical colleges have 8 thousand 459 Covid beds. Minister Shri Sarang also reviewed the capacity of the oxygen plant in the state. It was informed that 215 PSA plants are operational. From these, 1 lakh 21 thousand liters of oxygen can be made per minute. So far 13 crore 39 lakh vaccines have been administered in the state.
During the review, Minister Sarang expressed satisfaction over the preparations and gave necessary instructions. Director Medical Education Dr AK Srivastava, Commissioner Bhopal Division Mal Singh Bhadiya, Dean Gandhi Medical College Dr Arvind Rai, Hamidia Hospital Superintendent Dr Ashish Gohiya and senior officers were present.