Pvt hosp puts safety measures in place

Coimbatore: Days after public health department issued a notice to PSG Hospitals for not separating the emergency ward for fever patients from the general emergency ward, hospital dean Dr S Ramalingam on Tuesday clarified that was a stopgap arrangement for the day to facilitate some maintenance work and disinfection of the dedicated Covid-19 block.
The notice was issued on June 4. The health department had also found many hospital staff flouting the face mask and social distancing norms.
“The trauma ward common area and adjoining rooms should be separated, so that healthcare staff do not get infected. Social distancing is not maintained by the hospital staff,” it said. The health department also provided the hospital time till June 12 to take corrective measures.
The hospital dean said, “We have a dedicated block for fever patients. People with high temperature are directly sent to that block. Since it was 5pm when the inspection took place, some staff were in a hurry to leave and catch buses, as the public transport services are numbered. So, they may have missed maintaining proper social distancing.”