Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 31 (ANI/NewsVoir): Saveetha Medical College and Hospital has inaugurated a new COVID ward complex with 120 beds, which includes 60 oxygen beds at the Thandalam campus today.
120-bed COVID ward complex inaugurated at Saveetha Medical
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31 May 2021, 18:55 GMT+10
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 31 (ANI/NewsVoir): Saveetha Medical College and Hospital has inaugurated a new COVID ward complex with 120 beds, which includes 60 oxygen beds at the Thandalam campus today.
Dr Saveetha Rajesh, Director Saveetha Medical College Hospital, and Stephen Sudhakar, Vice President, Hyundai Motors, inaugurated the facility, Hyundai Motors Private Limited has donated 13 oxygen concentrators to the new facility.
Speaking on the occasion Dr Saveetha Rajesh, Director SMCH, Hailed the contribution of Hyundai Motors Private Limited who had donated 13 oxygen concentrators. With this new facility, the hospital has allocated a total of 620 COVID beds, which includes 310 oxygen beds, 50 COVID ICU beds, and 100 HDU beds. Saveetha hospital has successfully managed more than 7500 COVID patients and 900 cases in COVID ICU, which is one of the highest among private hospitals in t
May 17, 2021
“Saveetha Hospital is managing one of the highest numbers of COVID-19 patients among the private hospitals in the country. The hospital has successfully treated more than 6500 patients so far. The hospital has allocated 500 COVID beds, which includes 250 oxygen beds, 50 COVID ICU beds and 80 HDU beds with occupancy of nearly 100% in the second wave. The hospital has managed more than 900 critically ill patients in the COVID ICU, and is running a successful ECMO program for COVID patients,” said Dr. N.M. Veeraiyan, Founder and Chancellor SIMATS.
The COVID patients are managed by 15 teams of doctors who are ably supported by nursing and physiotherapy professionals who provide high quality care 24×7. COVID ICU is highly equipped with 35 high end ventilators, 10 BIPAPA & CPAP machines, High frequency Nasal Oxygen, ECMO machines, dialysis machines, etc. The COVID treatment is done as per National and state guidelines and protocols.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 17 (ANI/NewsVoir): Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences on Thursday donated Rs. 1 crore to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Public Relief fund towards COVID-19 relief.
Dr N.M. Veeraiyan, Founder and Chancellor SIMATS along with Dr Saveetha Rajesh, Director, Saveetha Medical College and Dr Deepak Nallaswamy, Director of Academics, SIMATS handed over the cheque to the Honourable Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M.K Stalin.
Saveetha Medical College Hospital has been the forerunner of COVID management in the state. The hospital has a robust COVID management policy, with apex COVID control room which coordinates and ensures high quality COVID clinical management for the five hundred COVID patients getting treated in the hospital. The hospital has successfully trained 250 doctors across all specialties and mobilised all resources to tackle the pandemic with full force and commitment.
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