ANMMCH gears up for JE & AES patients

GAYA: With Covid cases on the decline in the district, now Anugrah Narayan Magadh Medical College and Hospital (ANMMCH), the dedicated Covid hospital for patients of Gaya, Jehanabad, Aurangabad, Nawada, Arwal, Bhojpur and Rohtas is getting ready for expected patients of heat wave, Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) and Japanese Encephalitis (JE).
District magistrate Abhishek Singh, who conducted inspection of the hospital on Wednesday, issued instructions to keep all equipment in functional mode for the next three months.During inspection of ICU and NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) of paediatric ward, he asked to ensure cleanliness and uninterrupted power supply, availability of oxygen and medicines for AES/JE patients.
The DM said, “During the next three months, cases of AES/JE are likely to be reported. Even during the next 15 days, the heat wave condition is also likely to aggravate. So, identify separate ward for treatment of heat wave patients.”
In view of the approaching monsoon, the DM suggested for construction of three feet high retaining wall along the road to curb waterlogging problem near mother-child hospital (MCH) unit and the ear-nose-throat (ENT) ward. MCH has been made separate ward for Covid patients, while ENT ward was identified to admit mucormycosis patients. Heavy rains on May 27 due to the effect of Yaas cyclone had resulted in waterlogging near MCH unit and water entered in the ENT ward causing problems for patients and their attendants.
The DM suggested for construction of concrete drain with chamber at many places as a long-term solution to the waterlogging problem.