Amid a rise in cases, AIIMS-Delhi has decided to set up a COVID-19 screening OPD in the emergency department while 12 beds in one ward will be earmarked for the hospitalisation of seriously ill patients.
AIIMS-Delhi To Set Up COVID-19 Screening OPD, 12 Beds For Seriously Ill Patients
According to an office memorandum issued on Wednesday, a screening out-patient department (OPD) in the emergency department will be set up to screen patients for Covid-like symptoms and triage those on the basis of medical requirement.
AIIMS, Delhi
AIIMS, Delhi
According to an office memorandum issued on Wednesday, a screening out-patient department (OPD) in the emergency department will be set up to screen patients for Covid-like symptoms and triage those on the basis of medical requirement.
A meeting chaired by AIIMS-Delhi Director M Srinivas was held on Wednesday on the contingency measures for seriously ill COVID-19 patients.
In supersession of the earlier circulars/guidelines, AIIMS-Delhi has further decided that testing will be done for patients with SARI-like (Severe Acute Respiratory Infections) symptoms.
Every department will make provisions in their designated wards to manage in-patients who test positive for COVID-19, the office memorandum stated.
It added that 12 beds in the C6 ward will be earmarked for the hospitalisation of seriously-ill COVID-19 patients.
Another 12 rooms in the new private ward will be earmarked for the hospitalisation of EHS beneficiaries testing positive for Covid.
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