1.4k put on waiting list for hospitalisation in Gurugram

GURUGRAM: A total of 2,839 persons have registered on the new government portal, which was launched a week ago, for hospitalisation. Of them, 1,649 have a Gurugram address on Aadhaar cards, which the government has made a condition for admission.
After scrutiny, 1,417 were put on the waiting list for hospitalisation — 209 are critical, 118 need oxygen beds, 60 need ICU and 30 ventilator beds. But with hardly any beds available, it’s a long and anxious wait for patients, many of whose condition is deteriorating in the waiting period.
At present, the city does not have any vacant ICU and ventilator beds to accommodate patients. Till Friday night, only two oxygen beds were available across the district.
Currently, the city has more than 33,000 people in home isolation, of whom 10% might need hospitalisation. According to the data on the portal, less than 10 admissions have been carried out so far.
“The oxygen level of my 74-year-old mother is below 60. I have already submitted a form with the district administration but have not received any calls yet,” Ashok Gulia, a resident of Sector 50.
Suresh Berry, another resident, said: “I think I was one of the first residents who filled out the form. I submitted my wife’s details in the form. It has been more than a week now, but there have been no calls for hospital beds. Since my family is living under one roof, all of us have the infection.”
Besides the official data, many leading hospitals claimed that more than 80 patients are waiting for hospitalisation. “We are getting several calls and visits from the families of Covid patients. We have been denying admission as we do not have any beds available,” said a doctor from a leading hospital in Gurugram.
Deputy commissioner Yash Garg said, “We have been working to streamline the process. We are giving the first preference to patients with low oxygen and comorbidities.”
Meanwhile, the district task force conducted a meeting to review the situation in Gurugram. In the meeting, private labs were directed to provide test reports within 36 hours. Any delay in reports will result in further spread, a health department official pointed out.
As most of the active patients are in home isolation, the private hospitals were also asked to provide special packages to them. “We have 40 teams to monitor patients’ health. The teams will be visiting them every alternate day. They will check their temperature, oxygen saturation and also will give them medicines. Our focus is to ensure that the condition of people in home isolation doesn’t turn critical,” said Dr Virender Yadav, chief medical officer, Gurugram.