In view of the rising number of COVID-19 positive cases in Odisha, the State Government has declared as many as 16 private hospitals as ‘fever clinics’ in Bhubaneswar.
Since many private clinical establishments are yet to establish separate fever clinics for screening COVID-19 cases, there is a higher possibility that patients suffering from other ailments may get infection after visiting the private hospitals.
As part of precautionary measures, the Health & Family Welfare Department has directed the private hospitals to make separate setups to attend to the patients complaining of fever- or flu-like symptoms.
“General public having flu-like symptoms are advised to visit only the following private clinics, not others, to avoid the risk of cross contamination,” stated a Directorate of Health Services notification on Thursday.
The following hospitals under Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation have been declared as Fever Clinics: 1. AMRI Hospital; 2. Nilachal Hospital; 3. Kalinga Hospital; 4. Sunshine Hospital; 5. Sparsh Hospital; 6. Bluewheel Hospital; 7. Care Hospital; 8. Aswini Aditya Hospital; 9. Bhubaneswar Hospital; 10. BMRI Institute & Nursing Home; 11. Padma Hospital; 12. Panda Nursing Home; 13. Maa Shakti Hospital; 14. Gastro Kidney Care; 15. Vivekananda Hospital; and 16. Usthi Hospital.
Besides, the patients can visit the Capital Hospital, Bhubaneswar; RGH in Rourkela; and any other District Headquarters Hospital (DHH), where separate fever clinics and triage facilities have been established.