Infectious Diseases and Beliaghata General (ID&BG) Hospital on Tuesday doubled its critical care unit (CCU) with a new 35 bedded unit.
KOLKATA: Infectious Diseases and Beliaghata General (ID&BG) Hospital on Tuesday doubled its critical care unit (CCU) with a new 35 bedded unit.
“In case the third wave comes we will be able to extend service to more patients who need intensive care with the added 35 CCU beds. 25 of these beds have been equipped by Capgemini and 10 beds by the government of West Bengal,” said ID&BG Hospital principal Anima Haldar.
The unit was virtually inaugurated by minister of state for health Chandrima Bhattacharya on Tuesday. Even if the virus in the potential third wave does not create the kind of havoc of the second wave, doctors in the hospital said such well-equipped CCU will come handy to tackle the situation on the face of emerging infectious diseases.
“We already had 33 CCU beds and now we will have a 68 CCU beds that can tend to severely infected Covid patients. These CCU beds will be of great help even after Covid-19 pandemic died away,” said ID&BG Hospital medical superintendent and vice principal Asis Manna.
IT major Capgemini has provided equipment for 25 of the 35 newly added beds.
“Over the last one year, Capgemini has responded with numerous initiatives to support the local communities during the pandemic. The deployment of ICU beds at ID&BG Hospital, Kolkata reiterates our commitment to augment the medical infrastructure across the country,” said Ashwin Yardi, CEO of Capgemini in India.
The first hospital to be notified as Covid Hospital in the state, the referral hospital for infectious diseases currently has 315 beds earmarked for Covid care. On Tuesday the hospital had 27 covid patients of which 13 were under critical care treatment.
