PANAJI
Owing to the continuing surge in Covid-19 cases in the state, the Health Department has announced several moves aimed at increasing the Covid bed space and Covid facilities in the state.
It was informed that the full 500-bed capacity of the newly built super specialty block at Goa Medical College and Hospital, Bambolim, will be utilized for the admission of Covid-19 patients upon commissioning. The services provided by the existing vendors at GMC will be extended to the super specialty block at the same rates as already approved by the government. The arrangements for facility management are interim and for a temporary period of three months only.
Secondly, the Health Department has declared that the ESI Hospital in Margao which has been designated as dedicated Covid-19 Hospital will continue to discharge the same duties under the supervision of senior ESI orthopaedic surgeon Dr Vishwajit Faldessai.
Additionally, one floor at the Sub District Hospital, Ponda will be exclusively used for treating Covid-19 patients.
The department has also notified Primary Health Center, Shiroda, as Covid care centre to admit and quarantine positive asymptomatic cases with the superintendent of SDH, Ponda Dr Vikas Kuvelkar being appointed as the in-charge.
Apart from these facilities, the entire premises of MPT, Headland Sada, Vasco, has been notified as a dedicated Covid-19 hospital with immediate effect wherein only suspects or confirmed Covid cases will be admitted and treated. In the same vein, the entire premises of Primary Health Center, Cansaulim has been notified as a dedicated Covid -19 Hospital with immediate effect.
