Strenghtening its preparedness to tackle COVID-19 outbreak, the State Government on Friday made a 200-bed standalone COVID Hospital operational at Sitapalli of Ganjam district.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the facility through a videoconference. With this, the number of COVID hospiatals imcreased to ninein the state.
The 200-bedded hospital has a 15-bed ICU equipped with ventilators and would have five more ICU beds in next 10 days. The hospital also has a separate isolation ward and a general COVID ward.
The facility is funded and managed by the TATA Steel group. Doctors, staff nurse and technicians from the MKCG College Hospital woul manage the hospital.
“Accommodation for all doctors and support staff has been arranged within the campus. The Tata-Medica staffs will ensure smooth functioning of the hospital,” informed Ganjam district Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange.
Earlier on April 8, a standalone COVID care centre with 110 beds was made operational in the neighbouring Gajapati district.