Launch near, district hospital requires 300 additional beds
Nagpur: Even before the district general hospital is inaugurated in June, after a delay of five years, its frugal bed capacity is set to hamper the commencement of full-fledged services and the ability to meet the expected patient load.
The 100-bed hospital is grossly insufficient considering the patient load on govt hospitals, the size of Nagpur's population, and the inflow of ailing individuals from neighbouring states.
Though delayed, the project is being started following court directives and widespread criticism.
Civil Surgeon Dr ND Rathod said the addition of another 300 beds in the vertical expansion of the new building is proposed. However, Dr Rathod mentioned that it depends on govt approval if the hospital will be expanded.
With a much higher bed capacity, tertiary care centres like govt medical colleges in Nagpur are strained for resources and often face difficulties in accommodating more patients, with their beds remaining occupied all the time.
Last week, the govt cleared six acres of land for upgrading Kamptee sub-district hospital (SDH) to a 100-bed facility. Tumsar SDH capacity has reached 200 beds, officials said. Nagpur district hospital will have the lowest bed capacity in the state.
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A district-level hospital generally offers specialities that are not available at SDH.
"Five wards with 20 beds each, including general medicine, ante-natal care, and paediatrics, will be started. The modular operation theatre will take time. Initially, limited services will be available. The public health women's hospital is running in Nagpur, so deliveries will not be done here right now. Services will be scaled gradually," Dr Rathod said.
The civil surgeon added that a staff of 197 has been recruited, including 89 on a contractual basis, while 108 are regular posts. "We need 15 Class I posts for specialists, but right now only three are sanctioned. We have also sought 154 more regular posts to meet the requirements. The 197 strength is not enough to run 100 beds," he said.
The district hospital is also hosting a 100-bed critical care hospital block (CCHB) on its eight-acre land. The Central Govt, through the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), has sanctioned a G+3 structure, spanning 8,500 sq mt with an estimated cost of Rs44.50 crore. The under-construction project is part of the Prime Minister Atmanirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana, aimed at enhancing critical care infrastructure across India.
However, the CCHB will also take time to complete.
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