At the State Government’s instance, a 110-bed COVID hospital equipped with 10 ICUs is going to be established at Jharsuguda. Preparations are in full swing to ensure that the hospital is operational by April 24. The district administration said an MoU was signed on on Monday with the HITECH Medical College to ensure operationalisation of the hospital. Doctors, staffs and medical equipments would be provided through the CSR fund by Vedanta Jharsuguda and the District Mineral Fund.
Vedanta Jharsuguda has committed over Rs 2 crore to mobilise medical equipments, beds, ventilators and ICU beds for the hospital, which is being developed under the initiative of the Health Minister and with active support by the Bargarh MP and the Brajrajnagar MLA.