{"id":1012,"date":"2021-05-24T04:46:11","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T04:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/calcuttaheart.byethost4.com\/?page_id=1012"},"modified":"2022-03-17T06:25:32","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T06:25:32","slug":"covid-management","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/calcuttaheartclinic.org\/newv\/covid-management\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID Management – Closing the Distance with Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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For over two years, the world has been gripped in the throes of the COVID pandemic. In the first wave of COVID pandemic April 2021- December 2021, the hospital has treated around 950 patients, more than half were critical cases and most of them were successfully sent home. The employees of the hospital have shown tremendous courage and dedication to fight against the pandemic and thus the hospital has gained great appreciation from all corners of the society. The first wave weaned off in January 2021. <\/p>

\n Again a huge surge in cases was noted from the March 2022 and the second of COVID pandemic lasted till  August 2022. This second wave was worst hit to the society owing to the presence of delta variant of Corona Virus which caused severe lung damage. The total number of patients was high as well as critical cases rapidly outnumbered the first wave. In order to serve the mankind the hospital had to get prepared <\/p>

\n The situation necessitated immediate upgrading of services with an increase in number of beds with adequate respiratory support devices. During the second wave, to cope up with the increasing pressure of critical patients and in response to the call from Govt. of West Bengal, we have upgraded to a 122 bedded COVID care facility of which were equipped with multi-parameter monitor and oxygen supply. We have upgraded our ICU to 60 beds , equipped with 30 full flagged modern ventilator machines, 60 BIPAP machines, 14 High Flow Nasal Canula (HFNC). We also had to run Satellite Centers outside the hospital campus to keep COVID patients. <\/p>

\n During the second wave our total bed capacity increased to 148. The breakup is given below.<\/p>\n

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  1. Suspect Facility (SARI Ward) \u2013 16 beds (Previous HDU)<\/li>\n
  2. COVID CCU- 14 beds. (  previous CCU) <\/li>\n
  3. COVID ITU \u2013 13 beds ( previous ITU) <\/li>\n
  4. COVID  ICU \u2013 13 beds (a new ward created at second floor) <\/li>\n
  5. COVID Ward \u2013 9 beds (Monitored Ward \u2013 Previous Annex Ward)<\/li>\n
  6. COVID Ward \u2013 14 beds (Monitored Ward \u2013 Previous Oncology Ward)<\/li>\n
  7. COVID ward \u2013 20 beds (Monitored Ward previous male, female general ward and dialysis unit) <\/li>\n
  8. COVID ward 2 \u2013 23 beds (Monitored Ward new ward at 3rd floor) <\/li>\n
  9. A satellite center for our patients at Hotel the Sojourn \u2013 20 beds<\/li>\n
  10. 2 satellite centers at Rajarhat for our employees and their families. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n <\/div>\n <\/span>\n\n