Nagpur: Covid care center (CCC), which will offer medical care for Covid-19 cases that have been clinically assigned as mild or very mild, is ready at MLAs Hostel.
Initially, only asymptomatic patients will be treated here. The divisional commissioner has made it clear all positive patients (symptomatic or asymptomatic) will be examined in one of the Covid hospitals (GMCH, IGGMCH, or AIIMS). Depending upon the result of their initial tests, only very low risk patients will be sent to CCC.
“CCC at MLAs Hostel will accommodate asymptomatic low risk patients. However, it has also been observed in pathological and radiological investigations that some of the asymptomatic patients develop changes. Accordingly, special attention may also be needed for them,” states a letter issued by divisional commissioner Dr Sanjeev Kumar to the three government hospitals in city. The letter further describes the standard operating procedures of the CCC.
As per the guidance document on appropriate management of suspect/confirmed cases of Covid-19, there are three types of Covid dedicated facilities. CCC is first of these that offers care only for cases that have been clinically assigned as mild or very mild. CCCs can be set up in hostels, hotels, schools, stadiums, lodges etc., both public and private.
MLAs Hostel, which was earlier being used as a quarantine facility, has been converted into CCC. TOI was the first to report this on June 18. Now, the facility is ready and first 30 asymptomatic patients have been admitted here. More are set to join them following the SOP given by the divisional commissioner.
GMCH and IGGMCH will provide on-call specialist 24x7 for this CCC. Two ambulances will be available here in case of emergency. Doctors will conduct round of the CCC twice a day and interact with every patient.
This model of CCC has been successful in Akola so far, which has highest number of Covid-19 patients in Vidarbha after Nagpur. Akola has established CCC at the hostel of Punjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth (PDKV). More than 400 patients have already recovered at this CCC. While there is an SOP for admission to the CCC, discharge is only on recommendation of doctors. If patient remains asymptomatic upto 9th day of the admission, doctors may allow discharge on 10th day.
SOP for asymptomatic patients:
- All positive Covid-19 patients will be first admitted to GMCH, IGGMCH or Aiims
- Doctors will conduct necessary investigations of these patients
- Depending upon results, only low risk patients will be referred to CCC
- GMCH and IGGMCH will ensure availability of on-call specialist 24x7 at CCC
- Doctors should take a round at least twice a day for all patients in CCC
- Two ambulances will be in place 24x7 at CCC
- GMCH will provide on-call specialists in 1st and 3rd week, IGGMCH in 2nd and 4th
Initially, only asymptomatic patients will be treated here. The divisional commissioner has made it clear all positive patients (symptomatic or asymptomatic) will be examined in one of the Covid hospitals (GMCH, IGGMCH, or AIIMS). Depending upon the result of their initial tests, only very low risk patients will be sent to CCC.
“CCC at MLAs Hostel will accommodate asymptomatic low risk patients. However, it has also been observed in pathological and radiological investigations that some of the asymptomatic patients develop changes. Accordingly, special attention may also be needed for them,” states a letter issued by divisional commissioner Dr Sanjeev Kumar to the three government hospitals in city. The letter further describes the standard operating procedures of the CCC.
As per the guidance document on appropriate management of suspect/confirmed cases of Covid-19, there are three types of Covid dedicated facilities. CCC is first of these that offers care only for cases that have been clinically assigned as mild or very mild. CCCs can be set up in hostels, hotels, schools, stadiums, lodges etc., both public and private.
MLAs Hostel, which was earlier being used as a quarantine facility, has been converted into CCC. TOI was the first to report this on June 18. Now, the facility is ready and first 30 asymptomatic patients have been admitted here. More are set to join them following the SOP given by the divisional commissioner.
GMCH and IGGMCH will provide on-call specialist 24x7 for this CCC. Two ambulances will be available here in case of emergency. Doctors will conduct round of the CCC twice a day and interact with every patient.
This model of CCC has been successful in Akola so far, which has highest number of Covid-19 patients in Vidarbha after Nagpur. Akola has established CCC at the hostel of Punjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth (PDKV). More than 400 patients have already recovered at this CCC. While there is an SOP for admission to the CCC, discharge is only on recommendation of doctors. If patient remains asymptomatic upto 9th day of the admission, doctors may allow discharge on 10th day.
SOP for asymptomatic patients:
- All positive Covid-19 patients will be first admitted to GMCH, IGGMCH or Aiims
- Doctors will conduct necessary investigations of these patients
- Depending upon results, only low risk patients will be referred to CCC
- GMCH and IGGMCH will ensure availability of on-call specialist 24x7 at CCC
- Doctors should take a round at least twice a day for all patients in CCC
- Two ambulances will be in place 24x7 at CCC
- GMCH will provide on-call specialists in 1st and 3rd week, IGGMCH in 2nd and 4th
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