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GREATER NOIDA: Sharda Hospital will continue to function as a Covid facility following talks with the district health department. The hospital which had demanded a non Covid status in the absence of adequate number of patients with majority beds empty, has however sought permission to operate other medical services.
The hospital on December 15 had written to the district administration and the state government, wanting to start non Covid treatments.
“We have been told by the district health department to continue as a Covid facility as vaccination and treatment related to Covid-19 is still not over in the district. We are still having majority beds vacant with only 33 patients till Tuesday. Over 300 beds out of the total 400 Covid beds in use are vacant currently,” said Dr Ajit Kumar, spokesperson Sharda Hospital.
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GREATER NOIDA: Sharda Hospital and School of Medical Sciences and Research (SMSR) has drafted a letter to be sent to the state government for the reinstatement of its routine and speciality facilities such as cardiology, nephrology, neurology and oncology ophthalmology which have been suffering since the hospital was turned into a Covid facility.
The L3 Covid hospital which currently has 600 beds earmarked for Covid care has less than 40 Covid patients currently 37 Covid patients and 60 non-Covid patients, including from emergency/casualty.
Further, as against earlier 1,500-2,000 patients in its OPD during pre-Covid times, the hospital is currently getting only 300-350 patients in its OPD where less than 100 are for its fever clinic.