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Patients of moderate symptoms to admitted in IDPL centre- AIIMS- R

Friday, 28 May 2021 | PNS | Dehradun

Serious patients to be transported to AIIMS from the Centre

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh has clarified that only the patients having moderate symptoms of Covid- 19 would be admitted to the Covid Care Centre (CCC) prepared by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at IDPL Rishikesh. The 500 bed centre named after Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat was inaugurated by chief minister (CM) Tirath Singh Rawat on Wednesday.

Trauma surgeon, AIIMS and in-charge of ‘Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat of IDPL centre, Dr Madhur Uniyal informed that the centre has four wards of 100 oxygen beds each and a centralized oxygen supply is available in these wards. He informed that Covid patients with moderate symptoms would be treated at the centre while 100 ICU beds are available in the AIIMS Rishikesh for proper treatment of critical patients of Covid-19. “Ambulances have been kept ready to transport critical patients from IDPL to AIIMS. The centre also has a facility for admission of children and Mucar patients,’’ he said.

A ‘Raibaar Desk’ has been set up  in the centre by which the information about the health of admitted Covid-19 patients can be gathered.  ‘Raibaar’ is a word of Garhwali language which means conveying the message.

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