PGI treats 3,000 Covid patients to date

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, December 30

The PGI has been able to provide treatment to more than 3,000 Covid-19 patients. Screening areas, dedicated wards and ICUs have been established for Covid patients in the emergency complex.

At present, the department of virology and the department of microbiology are performing Covid testing (RTPCR, Genexpert and RAT). A total of around 1,30,000 RTPCR tests, more than 10,000 Genexpert and 6,000 rapid antigen tests (RAT) have been done to date.

More than 60 labs have been established under the mentorship of the PGI.

In 2020, the institute has provided OPD care to around 10 lakh non-Covid patients and IPD care to around 55,000 patients. Through the year since the start of tele-consultation in May, a total of 2,11,610 patients have been provided consultation and treatment.

Even in the thick of Covid spread, the PGI team succeeded in giving second lease of life to 34 terminally ill patients of organ failure through transplantation which included a successful heart transplant on a 13-year-old patient.

A substantial number of research projects and publications have been approved and published at the national as well as international level. With 176 research papers on Covid, the PGI has been ranked second in research papers on the virus, after AIIMS, New Delhi.

12,000 health workers to be vaccinated

The PGI’s plan for vaccination at 12,000 healthcare centres has been chalked out with all requisites in place to start the mega drive in January. A task force has been constituted to monitor storage, infrastructure and manpower requirements and multiple centres have been created at Nehru Hospital, NHE and APC to for vaccination.

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Upcoming projects of PGI

• Project of Advanced Care, Neurosciences Centre, also a 300-bed facility to offer timely, affordable and advanced treatment for neurological and neuroscience disorders, is progressing well.

• Work on Mother and Child Care Centre, a 300-bed unit for improving obstetric and neonatal tertiary care, is developing at a fast pace.

• The satellite centre, Sangrur, is now functional with its OPDs being operational.