Thane Municipal Corporation to build a 1,000-bed field hospital in shut firm

THANE: The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) plans to build a 1,000-bed field hospital within a shut company premises.
A similar 1,000-bed facility at Saket was already flagged off this past week while two more are being developed at Mumbra and Kalwa. Civic records show currently there are 250 ICU beds along with 49 ventilators and 371 fitted with oxygen in the city.
The new facility, say officials, will have 500 oxygen beds, 200 ICU beds and 300 regular beds.
It will have separate facilities for setting up testing laboratories, CT scanners and dialysis centres along with stay for doctors and medical staff.
“The new hospital will help us with adequate beds to tackle any sudden surge in numbers,” said a senior official.
The location for the new setup, it is learnt, was finalized late on Wednesday, after a joint survey by TMC commissioner Dr Vipin Sharma and guardian minister Eknath Shinde. According to initial discussions, TMC will form three committees: One to look into civil requirements to convert the structure into a hospital, second to analyse the need for medicines and allied equipment, and the third will be entrusted with procurement.