Paediatrics intensive care unit established at KCGMC

Tribune News Service
Karnal, June 24

Keeping in view the third wave, which may affect children the most, Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College, a dedicated Covid hospital for four districts, has geared up to strengthen the health infrastructure for childcare. It has set up the facility of Paediatrics Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of 20 beds on the second floor of the indoor patients department (IPD) building. Besides, it has also increased the strength of beds in the paediatrics ward to 60 beds from 30 beds for childcare.

The hospital already has a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of 14 beds, which is for new born babies. For the children upto the age of 14years, it did not have any ICU, which has now been established. The authorities have installed six ventilators in PICU and a demand for 10 more neonatal ventilators have been made for the NICU, which, as per officials, will help in strengthening the childcare infrastructure. “We are strengthening the childcare infrastructure. So far, we have set up the PICU and demand for 10 neonatal ventilators has been sent to the state government. We have also sent the list of vacant post of doctors and paramedical staff, so that it can be filled timely to cater to the need during the third ward if it arises,” said Dr Jagdish Dureja, Director, KCGMC. Besides, the KCGMC authorities will also impart training to the doctors and staff nurses to handle the pediatrics patients.