COVID treatment gets cheaper in Ahmedabad hospitals

The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has reduced the ceiling for COVID treatment in private hospitals by 11% to 20% across all units. However, the rates for AMC quota beds have remained unchanged.

Earlier, the cost of COVID treatment varied from Rs 9,000 to 21,800 per day, but with the revised rate the cost would be Rs 8,100 to Rs 17,500. Rajiv Kumar Gupta, the additional chief secretary forest and environment, who is in-charge of Covid management in Ahmedabad, said, “The issue of rate revision was under active consideration of AMC and multiple rounds of discussion were held with Ahmedabad Hospital and Nursing Homes Association (AHNA) and Ahmedabad Medical Association (AMA).

The AMC, after the meeting held on Friday, has reduced the rates for COVID treatment in 30 hospitals where 50% of the beds are reserved for patients referred by AMC, and another 50% were reserved for private patients. In 79 hospitals there will be no AMC beds anymore and the treatment will be 100% on a private basis.