MARGAO
Reopened just a day ago as a Covid care centre, the ESI hospital is presently playing host to five asymptomatic patients as the district lone Covid care centre at the Multipurpose stadium, Fatorda reaching a point of saturation.
ESI Medical Superintendent, Dr Vishwajit Faldesai said one more asymptomatic Covid patient was admitted in the Covid care centre on Tuesday, taking the number of patients presently housed in the ESI hospital to five.
Following the request made by the South Goa district Collector, Ruchika Katyal, the ESI hospital management has earmarked the top two floors of the ESI hospital for Covid care centre. Each of these floors will accommodate 42 patients on these two floors, both males and females.
Health officials informed that when the lone Covid care centre at the Multipurpose stadium, Fatorda had reached the saturation, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Margao, Jyoti Kumari played a crucial role behind the district authorities taking the decision to reopen the ESI hospital as a Covid care centre.
After the health officials drew attention of SDM, Jyoti Kumari that the Covid care centre at the Multipurpose stadium had reached a saturation point with the 60 beds full to its capacity, she is believed to have taken up the matter at the highest level, culminating in the decision to reopen the ESI hospital as the Covid care centre.
As reported earlier, the ESI hospital is all geared up to play the role of a full-fledged Covid hospital as a back up facility in the event the South Goa district hospital’s capacity reaches a point of saturation.
Given the situation, the South Goa district hospital’s bed capacity is being upgraded to 350 from 150 in view of the spike in Covid cases.
