Public Health and Family Welfare minister T. Singhdeo on Sunday inspected the arrangements being made for transforming Chhattisgarh’s biggest hospital Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Memorial Medical College Hospital, Raipur to COVID-19 treatment hospital.
He directed the officials to complete the work at the earliest. The hospital will have 500-bed facilities for treatment of COVID-19 patients.
Minister also sought details of the different medical departments being shifted from the hospital premises. Health minister also inspected the Neo-natal care unit and delivery ward, which is being temporarily shifted to District Hospital Pandri.
Interacting with patients, he urged them to adopt all the preventive measures as per the protocol for coronavirus.
Minister also inspected the ICU arrangement at first floor and the under-construction isolation ward and ICU being constructed through modification.
During the interaction with workers engaged in construction of ICU, he directed them to keep social distance along with taking all necessary precautionary measures.
Medical College Dean Dr Vishnu Dutt, Ambedkar Hospital Superintendent Dr Vineet Jain and Anatomy HoD Dr Manik Chaterjee were present on the occasion.