Bihar govt hands over 68-bed AES ward to Muzaffarpur hospital

PATNA: A fully-equipped 68-bed AES ward was formally handed over to the Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH) at Muzaffarpur by the state government on Thursday.
The per-fabricated ward will enable the hospital authorities to deal with cases of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) more effectively. In addition, 100-bed ward exclusively for the AES patients would be made operational at the SKMCH soon, SKMCH superintendent Dr S K Shahi said.
Principal secretary of state health department Sanjay Kumar held a meeting with the officials of the district administration and the premier hospital earlier in the day to review work on construction of the 100-bed AES ward. Kumar also visited the construction site to inspect work.
“It was decided at the meeting that the 70-bed AES ward will be made operational on May 10 while the work on the remaining 30-bed ward will be completed by May 31. The wards are equipped with all required facilities,” Dr Shahi claimed.
Four AES patients are currently undergoing treatment at the SKMCH. While a seven-year-old girl from Aurai block in Muzaffarpur district was tested positive for AES on Wednesday, the reports of three others — one each from Sheohar, Sitamarhi and Muzaffapur districts — are awaited. Three AES patients had died earlier.