Hyderabad: 70% beds vacant in Gandhi hospital

HYDERABAD: Reflecting the increasing recovery rate and home isolation cases of Covid-19, the number of vacant beds — both in government and private hospitals — in the state stands at 13,140. The total number of beds available is 18,058 (as on Oct 5).
At one lakh Covid-19 cases tally, the state had 20,000 government beds, but now only 8,861 are available. Gandhi Hospital, which takes all critical patients, has more than 70% beds vacant. A bed usage analysis shows that in the government hospitals for general beds, the occupancy rate is 18%, followed by 41% (oxygen beds) and 23% (ICU beds). Percentage utilisation of beds in private hospitals shows that occupancy rate is 27%, 34% and 31% for general, oxygen, ICU categories respectively.
“These figures clearly reflect less number of active cases,” an official said.
Though the highest occupancy is found in the state-run Gandhi Hospital with 606 beds in occupation among all the 1,890 beds available and 1,284 beds being vacant. TIMS has now maximum load of patients after Gandhi Hopsital with 201 beds in occupation of 1,261 beds available and 1,060 being vacant. Meanwhile, health minister Eatala Rajender said government is keen to improve oxygen bed facility in districts.