Paediatric, neonatal wards to come up in Civil Hospital Jalandhar
Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, July 9
To provide good treatment to children in the event of Covid-19 during a possible third wave, the district administration has geared up to set up a paediatric ward (30 beds) including a 10-bed Neonatal ICU (NICU) at the Civil Hospital here.
Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori visited the hospital to check the requirements of this new ward so that the same could be forwarded to health authorities within a stipulated timeframe. He said a list of infrastructure and equipment required for the NICU had been prepared by local health officials so that the setting up of this NICU and enhancing the beds capacity for children could be accomplished timely.
The DC also reviewed the progress of construction of a new PSA-based oxygen plant with the capacity of 1000 LPM at Civil Hospital. This plant would take the oxygen production capacity of the hospital to 1700 LPM from the existing capacity of 700 LPM, he said. Thori also added that the work of this new plant was going on full pace and was expected to be completed by July 15.
In another development, the bed capacity in the Civil Hospital has been increased by 25 per cent taking it to 70 beds in the Level-III ICU facility. Meanwhile, Additional Deputy Commissioner Jaspreet Singh also visited the Civil Hospital and held meetings with health department officials to oversee the availability of resources to tackle the next wave.
