COVID-19 HOSPITAL HAS FULLY FUNCTIONAL IN KALAHANDI
Dushmant Panda,Odishabarta
KALAHANDI:During this crucial period Government of Odisha has established Covid-19 Hospital at the Govt. Engineering Hospital on the NH-26 of Bhawanipatna- Junagarh road. It is managed by the Govt of Odisha through Kalahandi District Administration while funded by the Odisha Mining Corporation ( OMC ).
This 200 hundred bedded Covid-19 Hospital is having 6 ICU beds with ventilators facilities and 70 separate isolation rooms for the Covid suspects patients where treatment will be provided on free of cost as declared by state govt. The hospital includes accommodation of doctors and staff along with provision for fooding.
As per the source at present the hospital is running with the help of 37 doctors out of which 5 trained with ICU management, 51 staff nurses out of which 10 are trained with ICU management , 9 pharmacists out of which 1 is trained with ICU management, 8 laboratory technicians and 1 microbiologist along with other support staff including BMW staff, security staff, cleaning personnel. The staff number will be increased whenever it necessary depending the requirement.
It is also told by the CDMO that Sri T.Ashok Kumar DFO(South) is the Authorised Officer, Dr. Niharendra Panda, ADPHO ( TB) Kalahandi designated as the Authorised Medical officer to look after the overall administration and functioning of the Covid-19 Hospital.
