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As the third wave of illnesses fades quickly, several hospitals expect to reduce the number of covid beds to the lowest level since the epidemic began in 2020.
The healthcare units are also convinced that, if necessary, they will be able to raise the number of seclusion beds within a day or two.
Following the Covid epidemic in 2020, it took weeks for hospitals to construct up isolation facilities for patients afflicted with the coronavirus.
Despite the fact that the first two waves had passed, most hospitals opted to preserve a large number of beds reserved for Covid patients.
The Number of Beds
However, as the number of cases and the test positive rate continue to decline, most hospitals are preparing to dramatically reduce the number of beds.
Officials from the state health department stated they were intending to open a non-Covid facility in a building at Tollygunge’s MR Bangur Superspeciality Hospital.
Soon after the epidemic, the hospital was designated as a Covid treatment centre.”The non-Covid unit will be housed in a 500-bed structure.
Hospitals Bed Count
The hospital will have roughly 200 beds for Covid patients when the facility is put up, according to a health department official.Covid beds will be reduced to 25 at the RN Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences in the near future.
“Just before the third wave, the least number of beds we had was 40.” R. Venkatesh, regional director, east, Narayana Health, which operates the RN Tagore hospital, stated, “But now we are trying to lower it even further.””Previously, non-Covid patients were hesitant to be moved, so we had to wait until they were discharged before changing the ward to a Covid zone.”
But now they get it,” said Belle Vue CEO Pradip Tondon.The number of beds at Woodlands Multispecialty Hospital has been decreased to 16, with only three being occupied on Wednesday.
The occupancy of beds, on the other hand, was as high as 90%.”Due to the low severity of the sickness and rapid recovery period, we were able to change wards faster this time…. Our procedures have also been simplified…” Woodlands Multispecialty Hospital’s managing director and CEO, Rupali Basu, stated.
The Quantity of Covid Beds in Kolkata Hospitals Would Be Reduced
