Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Saturday felicitated 80 Covid warriors of Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital and Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital at Delhi Vidhan Sabha.
“Delhi Government’s LNJP Hospital, India’s largest Covid-19 treatment facility has treated more than 10,000 patients. Jain also said that the ambulance response time was reduced and it was ensured that it reached the patients’ home within 15 minutes of the call,” he said.
He applauded the corona warriors and said that it’s time to get goodwill by the virtue of providing service to the people. Concluding the event, adding, “he is proud that the Delhi Government’s healthcare system was no less than the private healthcare system in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic.”
Jain said, “The corona warriors have made Delhi proud with their efforts in fighting the Coronavirus pandemic. Even after so much pressure, the corona warriors worked so well. We took many quick decisions whenever the need arose and increasing the number of beds was one of them. Delhi Government made LNJP Hospital, India’s largest Covid-19 treatment facility in which more than 10,000 Covid-19 patients were treated.”
Talking about the innovative steps taken by the Delhi Government to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic, he said, “Delhi Government introduced the method of Home Isolation, a method that no government in the world knew until Delhi Government implemented it. We have taken care of all the people who were in home isolation and facilitated them with the best of medical facilities and care. Our doctors used to visit patients regularly and call them twice a day during the home isolation process.”
Speaking about the ambulance service, he said, “We had not only reduced the ambulance response time but also ensured that it reached the patients’ home within 15 minutes of their call.”
“Initially, some reports claimed that patients faced problems during admission into the hospital. We found that the admission process was lengthy. Taking notice of it, we immediately passed the order for holding areas in all the hospitals for the immediate relief of all the patients. This in itself was a big change in the healthcare system. As a result, the patients used to get admitted within 10 minutes of their arrival in the Delhi Government’s hospitals.”