Ghaziabad: In view of a possible third wave of Covid, the Indian Medical Association (Ghaziabad) has directed its member hospitals to increase the number of beds by 25%.
Also, over 100 hospitals will function as Covid facilities in case of a third wave as many smaller nursing homes have given their consent in this regard. For comparison, the district had 50 private Covid hospitals during the last wave.
It is expected that children will be affected more in the third wave, due to which, the IMA has directed to keep at least 20 beds reserved in Neo-natal Intensive Care Units (NICU) and Paediatric Intensive Care Units (PICU) in all private Covid hospitals operating in the district. The IMA has also decided to provide training to government doctors in handling PICU and NICU wards.
IMA’s national vice president Dr Ashok Rai, who was present during the first meeting of the IMA (UP) working committee at IMA Bhawan on Sunday, said: “It is being feared that children may be more affected in the third wave. IMA branches across India are doing all kinds of preparations so that children get accurate and timely treatment.”
IMA Ghaziabad president Dr Ashish Aggarwal said, “Efforts are being made to increase the number of hospitals so that patients can get access near their homes. IMA is making efforts that even small hospitals or nursing homes get permission from the administration for Covid treatment.” Dr Aggarwal added that IMA has constituted a task force to monitor changes in treatment, the status of beds and oxygen, condition of patients and inform IMA officials regularly.
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