Private hospitals voluntarily offer 50% beds
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In the wake of the second wave of COVID-19, 20 private hospitals in Hubballi and Dharwad have come forward to voluntarily reserve 50% of beds for such patients.
Chairing a District Health Task Force meeting in Dharwad on Thursday, Deputy Commissioner of Dharwad Nitesh Patil appreciated the decision of the private hospitals for extending a helping hand voluntarily in a time of crisis and said that the move would ease the pressure on the district administration in tackling the second wave of the pandemic.
Mr. Patil said that the district administration had made elaborate arrangements for COVID-19 patients, including beds, ventilators and liquid oxygen, in government hospitals. However, as patients with aggravated conditions from other districts too were coming to Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) in Hubballi, the load was heavy.