Two UPHCs to provide 24X7 health service in Sambalpur

SAMBALPUR: Two Urban Primary Health Centres (UPHCs) will provide round-the-clock health services to the people, who depend on the Sambalpur District Headquarters Hospital (DHH). The step has been mooted after the district administration took the decision to convert the Sambalpur DHH into a 200 bed Covid-19 hospital, including 30 bed Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Nodal officer of district Covid-19 cell Sukanta Tripathy said the work on converting the Sambalpur DHH into Covid-19 hospital has started.The Covid-19 hospital here will be ready within 7 to 10 days. “To ensure that patients depending on Sambalpur DHH for health services do not face any difficulties after the DHH is converted into Covid-19 hospital, a decision has been taken to provide health service 24X7 at two UPHCs in Ainthapali and Baidyanath Chowk,” he said.
“Initially, we planned to provide 24X7 healthcare facility at the two UPHCs. However, if required, we will start providing round-the-clock health services at other UPHCs too,” he said.
Official sources said the patients, who have been admitted to DHH will be shifted to Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR), Burla. Similarly, the patients admitted to the gynaecology ward and Special Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) of the hospital will be shifted to some private nursing homes.
The officials of the district administration have started dialogue with the private nursing home in this regard.
The Sambalpur DHH has a sanctioned strength of 149 beds. Patients from across Sambalpur district besides from neighbouring districts depend on the government-run hospital for health services.
Earlier, the district administration planned to convert the Pulaha hostel of the Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT), Burla into a Covid-19 hospital. But later, the decision was changed.