COVID-19 Hospitals are coming up throughout the State after the initiative of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in this regard. Two hospitals, managed by the KIMS, Bhubaneswar and financed by the Government have become operational in Balangir and Kandhamal districts from April 14 and one in Mayurbhanj district from April 15.
The hospital in Kandhamal has 150 beds while in Mayurbhanj and Balangir the hospitals have 200 beds each. Both Balangir and Mayurbhanj hospitals are functioning from the KISS campuses.
The processing for a 10-bed ICU in Phulbani COVID Hospital is in progress while work on a 20-bed ICU in Balangir and Mayurbhanj each will be completed in a week. The KIMS, Bhubaneswar has taken the responsibility of operation of these hospitals.
About 60 employees, including doctors, nurses, pharmacists, biomedical engineers, electrical engineers and housekeeping staffs, of KIMS have joined these hospitals.
These Covid hospitals will be managed under the direct supervision of KIIT University Pro-Chancellor Dr Subrat Acharya.
KIIT and KISS founder Dr Achyuta Samanta has thanked Chief Minister Patnaik for giving the opportunity to the KIMS to open the Covid-19 Hospitals in three tribals-dominated districts.