SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha on Wednesday inaugurated the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) 500-bedded COVID Hospital at Khonmoh, Srinagar.
J&K now has greater capacity to treat COVID, other patients: LG
J&K now has greater capacity to treat COVID, other patients: LG
500-bedded DRDO hospital inaugurated
Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR (KHONMOH), June 9: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today inaugurated the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) 500-bedded COVID Hospital at Khonmoh, Srinagar.
After constructing a 500-bedded COVID hospital in Jammu, DRDO has completed another 500-bedded hospital in Srinagar in just 17 days.
Housing all the requisite modern facilities, the centrally air-conditioned facility has the capacity for 125 ICU beds, out of which 25 are reserved for children and 375 beds with 24-hour oxygen connectivity. 10 bedded Triage area has also been built in 100 sqm. The COVID care facility will fully start its operations once the trial run of all the medicare facilities is completed.
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Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today visited the construction site of Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) 500-bedded COVID Hospital at Khonmoh and inspected the work done for the establishment of the Covid dedicated facility.
While reviewing the progress being made so far, the Lt Governor directed the DRDO and district officials to expedite the pace of work and complete the Hospital by 5th June,2021 for trial-run of all the facilities.
Emphasizing the importance of developing specialized critical care for infants and children, the Lt Governor directed the officials to prepare a 25-bedded Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) in the facility with a dedicated team of doctors, nurses, dieticians and coordinators.
Reviews progress; directs for completion of the Hospital by 5th June for the trial run of all facilities Prepare 25-bedded Paediatric Intensive Care Unit
Jammu: In yet another move to ramp up the healthcare infrastructure to effectively deal with Covid-19 pandemic, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today inaugurated the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) 500-bedded Covid Hospital an