Delhi govt orders 115 private hospitals to reserve 50% beds for Covid-19 patients

New Delhi: With the national capital witnessing rise in Coronavirus numbers to alarming levels, Delhi government has directed 115 private hospitals to reserve at least 50% of the beds, in ICU and wards, dedicated to Covid-19 patients.

According to order issued by Delhi Directorate of Health Services, the city government said 115 private hospitals having bed strength of 50 or more, or already identified and registered for COVID-related treatment, are directed to reserve at least 50 per cent of their total ICU and wards bed capacity or 1.25 times the Covid ICU and wards beds as on April 8.

It may be ensured that no patient is kept waiting for more than 10 minutes, the order said.

14 big city hospitals declared as Full Covid hospitals

Along with increasing the number of Covid beds in private hospitals, the Delhi hospital also declared 14 large hospitals of city as Covid dedicated hospitals.

Big Hospitals named as dedicated Covid facilities include Apollo Hospital, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Holy Family, Maharaja Agrasen, Max SS Hospital (Shalimar Bagh), Fortis Hospital, Max Super Smart Speciality Hospital, Venketashewar Hospital, Balaji Action Medical Institute, Jaipur Golden Hospital, Mata Chanan Devi Hospital, Pushpawati Singhania Research Institute, Manipal Hospital & Saroj Super Speciality hospital.

Moreover, 101 private hospitals have been directed to reserve at least 60% of their total ward bed capacity for Covid-related treatment.

Delhi hospitals played critical role in combatting the pandemic in the city last year. The national capital has witnessed 3 waves of the spread of the deadly virus, the last one was in November.