Jaipur: SMS shifts specialty OPD to three hospitals

TNN | Apr 26, 2020, 10:40 IST

At the time when the hospital has turned into a Covid-19 treatment centre, the other speciality OPD facilities in the hospital was shifted to other hospitals, keeping in mind the safety of patients and staff.

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JAIPUR: With more than 37% Covid-19 cases in the state being reported from Jaipur, Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital shifted its other speciality Out Patient Department to three government hospitals situated in different parts of the city.
SMS Hospital has turned into Covid-19 treatment centre, with more than 500 Covid-19 patients undergoing treatment in the hospital. It has reserved 900 beds for Covid-19 and suspected Covid-19 patients. SMS Hospital officials said that 605 beds of 24 wards have been allotted for Covid-19 patients, 153 beds of four wards for suspected Covid-19 patients and 142 ICU beds for serious Covid-19 patients.

At the time when the hospital has turned into a Covid-19 treatment centre, the other speciality OPD facilities in the hospital was shifted to other hospitals, keeping in mind the safety of patients and staff.
After having round-theclock Covid-19 test lab, separate isolation wards, separate wards, separate ICUs for Covid-19 patients, SMS Hospital has developed itself as one of the best Covid-19 treatment centres of the country.
“The Centre’s team visited the hospital and was happy to see the facilities. It has expressed happiness on the model which we have developed for Covid-19 treatment. The Central team also advocated that all the states should adopt SMS Hospital’s model of Covid-19 treatment,” said Dr Prakash Bhandari, principal and controller, SMS Medical College.
He added that in view of the Covid-19 outbreak, the OPD services of SMS Hospital, Jaipur will be shifted to Kanwatia Hospital in Shastri Nagar, Satellite Hospital in Sethi Colony and Satellite Hospital in Bani Park.
In the three hospitals, super speciality OPD services of cardiology, gastroenterology, neurology, ophthalmology, skin and ENT from the faculty members of SMS Medical College will be made available.