Intensive care unit (ICU) companies at Lok Bandhu Hospital stay suspended with no timeline for resumption, following a fireplace incident that broken the 10-bed intensive care unit on April 14. Hospital authorities at the moment are planning to arrange a short lived ICU and operation theatre (OT) on the primary ground to handle important instances till full restoration is accomplished.
The hospital fireplace, which originated on the second ground on April 14, brought about vital structural injury. (Sourced)
Dr Rajeev Dixit, chief medical superintendent, mentioned, “Our ICU services are stalled as of now, but we are planning on starting a temporary ICU and OT for major surgeries on the first floor for the time being.” He additional added that the short-term facility would have house for less than 5 beds, in comparison with the sooner ICU capability of 10–15 beds.
The hospital fireplace, which originated on the second ground, brought about vital structural injury. Dr AS Tripathi, medical superintendent, mentioned that engineers from the directorate of medical well being and household welfare are at the moment getting ready a renovation estimate. No particular timeline for the completion of repairs has been shared.
Whereas important care companies stay impacted, Lok Bandhu Hospital is continuous to confess non-critical sufferers. Of the 300-bed facility, round 160 beds are at the moment occupied. The outpatient division (OPD) is operational, catering to roughly 1,300–1,400 sufferers each day.
To handle important instances, hospital authorities have requested neighbouring authorities hospitals, together with King George’s Medical College, Balrampur Hospital, and Civil Hospital, to accommodate sufferers requiring intensive care, an official knowledgeable.
Notably, two official investigations into the hearth incident are underway.
A probe ordered by the district administration, led by further district Justice of the Peace (finance) Rakesh Singh, was initially scheduled for completion by April 25. Nevertheless, pending inputs from the hearth division have delayed the submission by a couple of days.
Individually, an inquiry ordered by the state authorities below principal secretary (medical well being and household companies) Partha Sarathi Sen Sharma has been tasked with submitting its report by April 30. Dr Suman Ratan, director common of medical well being companies and chairperson of the probe committee, said that no particulars may very well be shared till the report is finalised.