Vadodara Covid hospital holds ‘closing ceremony’

VADODARA: While it was vacated last week, the Samras Covid Hospital was formally closed down on Tuesday evening. Officials even held a small closing ceremony at the Samras Hostel that had been converted into a hospital.
The hospital had a capacity of 500 patients including 200 ICU beds that included 75 ventilator beds. The hospital that was an extension of the SSG Hospital treated 2,000 patients
At the closing ceremony, all who had contributed to the working of the hospital were felicitated. They were handed over mementos. Speaking on the occasion in-charge hospital superintendent Dr R G Aiyer expressed hope that the facility would never be put to use again.