Ramping up the medical facilities to combat coroanvirus in Maharashtra, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) Government has declared 55 hospitals as the designated special Covid-19 hospitals with a total capacity of 6,660 beds.
Announcing this, State Health Minister Rajesh Tope said here on Saturday: “To prevent spread of the corornavirus, we first declared 31 of our Government hospitals as designated Covid-19 hospitals. Later the state heath department declared eight more hospitals as designated Covid-19 hospitals, the state medical education department notified 17 more hospitals as designated hospitals. Together, we have designated Covid-19 hospitals in the state”.
“After we declared 55 hospitals as designated Covid-19 hsopitals, the capacity of beds for Coronavirus patients has increased from the earlier 2305 to 6660. The State Health and Medical Education departments have issued notifications declaring 55 hospitals as the designated Covid-19 hospitals,” Tope said.
“Since both the Health and Medical Education departments have issued separate guidelines, it will be mandatory for these designated hospitals to treat suspected and positive Coronavirus patients as per the guidelines issued by both the Centre and the state government,” the minister added.