Jaipur: 40% Covid patients at RUHS hospital are from other districts

JAIPUR: With Jaipur witnessing sudden spurt in Covid-19 cases, patients from other districts, too, are rushing to Jaipur for better treatment forcing the state government to add more space in city’s hospitals.
The state’s biggest Covid-19 hospital, RUHS hospital in Pratap Nagar, has emerged as a state-level dedicated hospital for coronavirus as 40% of the patients brought here are from other districts.
“Patients from Bharatpur, Dausa, Sikar, Alwar, Bharatpur and even from Bikaner have been admitted for Covid-19 treatment. We have almost half of the patients from other districts,” said Dr Sudhanshu Kacker, principal and controller, RUHS medical college.
For creating more space in the hospital, the chambers of the teaching faculties have been vacated to accommodate patients coming in increased numbers. From politicians to people from slum areas, the RUHS hospital is a hope for all of them. The joint teams of RUHS Medical College and SMS Medical College are taking care of the patients.
RUHS remains the only government hospital declared as dedicated Covid hospital as the state government had declared other government hospitals non-Covid in May and June, including SMS hospital.
In the 500-bed hospital, 380 have been occupied by the patients. The hospital is not jam-packed as 30% of the beds are vacant, but the ICU beds are fully occupied. Keeping in mind the increasing number of patients getting admitted needing oxygen support, the state government has decided to make all the 500 beds equipped with oxygen support. Currently, 210 beds are equipped with oxygen support. The hospital has roped in a government agency to expand the oxygen supply system in the hospital.
Apart from the 500 beds, the hospital has set up a 60-bed Covid care centre for asymptomatic patients.
The hospital has 40 ICU beds and the requirement has increased over a period of time. Hospital officials said since serious patients are getting admitted from other districts, the demand for ICU has increased.
Private hospitals are also getting calls of patients from different districts. “We have 30% of our beds occupied by patients from other districts. We are not in a position to admit more patients. All our 60 beds are completely occupied,” said a private hospital official.
Besides, another private hospital, which has been providing treatment to Covid-19 patients for a long time now, has also claimed that they have beds available. “Some patients get discharged daily and others get admitted, so it is a rotation,” said an official of the private hospital.
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Patients in numbers
- Of the 380 patients admitted to RUHS hospital, 40% are from other districts
- Critical patients from Bikaner, Alwar, Bharatpur and Shekhawati region are bought to RUHS hospital regularly
- In a private hospital with 60 beds for Covid-19, 18 of them are occupied with patients from other districts
- 8,763 beds are available for Covid-19 patients in hospitals (government or private) in Jaipur-I