This story is from April 9, 2020

Telangana readies 13 government hospitals and 5,100 beds

With the coronavirus positive cases crossing 400 in the state, the Telangana government has identified 13 state-run hospitals and 5,100 beds to be used for isolation wards and treatment of coronavirus.
Telangana readies 13 government hospitals and 5,100 beds
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HYDERABAD: With the coronavirus positive cases crossing 400 in the state, the Telangana government has identified 13 state-run hospitals and 5,100 beds to be used for isolation wards and treatment of coronavirus.
The hospitals include Ayurvedic General Hospital and Ayurvedic Medical College at Erragadda, Government Homeopathy Hospital at Ramanthapur, Nature Cure hospital at Ameerpet, Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital at Masab Tank, Nizamia Unani Hospital at Charminar and ESI hospital at SR Nagar.
At present, five hospitals—Gandhi Hospital, Fever Hospital, Chest Hospital, King Koti Hospital in the city and MGM hospital in Warangal— are treating Covid-19 patients and have isolation wards.
Besides, arrangements are also being made to convert Gachibowli stadium into a temporary hospital with about 1,500 beds. “Of these, only Gandhi, King Koti, Chest and MGM hospitals have around 600 ICU beds with ventilators while the rest are being used as isolation wards. Gandhi Hospital alone has 500 ICU beds,” a senior official of the health department said. Though the government has identified some more hospitals and medical colleges with about 12,000 beds, they would be utilised as and when the situation warrants, according to official sources.
“Of these 5,100 beds, 4,080 beds are ready and another 1,010 will be ready in the next couple of days. The facility at Gachibowli Stadium would be ready by next Monday,” sources in the health department said. As many as 270 Covid-19 patients are being treated at Gandhi Hospital.
“As almost 25 districts in the state have reported coronavirus cases, one hospital at district level was designated for treatment of Covid-19 patients. The hospital would evaluate patient situation, collect samples and send samples to Hyderabad for tests,” a health department official said.
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