Jalandhar, April 10: District administration Jalandhar today assured the best possible assistance to all 55 private hospitals in Covid care management by ensuring better coordination between all the authorities and other stakeholders.
Participating in a virtual review meeting convened by the health department, Additional Deputy Commissioner Vishesh Sarangal said that around 25 percent of the private Covid care institutions of the state belong to Jalandhar district and the administration was extending fulsome support to them in their day to day operations. He further added these hospitals have arranged as many as 1200 beds for Covid-19 patients of level-II and level-III categories adding he apprised the authorities about the steps being taken by administration for providing quality treatment to Covid-19 patients across the facilities.
The ADC further added that the administration had already extended a helping hand to these institutions by providing free-of-cost ventilators, oxygen, and other assistance. He mentioned that special nodal officers have also been appointed to ensure smooth coordination between these institutions, and the health department, and the district administration.
Mr. Sarangal also lauded the significant role of private Covid care institutions in tacking the first wave of CoronaVirus besides expressing hope to combat the second wave on similar lines. He stated that the district administration would leave no stone unturned to tackle this pandemic as concerted efforts were being made at war footing. He urged all the stakeholders to make more vigorous efforts to win this ongoing battle against the virus as only collective efforts could yield promising results in this direction.
Meanwhile, the private healthcare institutions also hailed the assistance and efforts being made by the Jalandhar administration in the war against Covid-19. Expressing their satisfaction, some of the institutions categorically mentioned that the district administration was making all-out efforts to contain the Corona Virus in Jalandhar.
