Telangana Enhances Bed Strength in COVID Care Hospitals

Apr 22, 2021, 15:12 IST

With the rapid rise of Corona cases in just 20 days, the State Government has put healthcare institutions under stress to accommodate and deliver quality healthcare services for Covid patients. In order to ensure that the public gets access to information related to the availability of hospital beds for covid patients, the government has created a platform to provide them with the required information

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The government has started providing all the details about beds availability and occupancy on the website https://health.telangana.gov.in/ which shows real-time data. The website, launched on Wednesday, provides information on the exact number of beds available in hospitals throughout the State and helps people get accurate information.

HOSPITAL	REGULAR BEDS			OXYGEN BEDS			ICU BEDS			TOTAL BEDS
HOSPITAL	TOTAL	OCCUPIED	VACANT	TOTAL	OCCUPIED	VACANT	TOTAL	OCCUPIED	VACANT	TOTAL	OCCUPIED	VACANT
Government	5509	731	4778	6454	2554	3900	1894	1023	871	13857	4308	9549
Private	13518	3192	10326	9543	5557	3986	6771	3868	2903	29832	12617	17215
Total	19027	2923	15104	15997	8111	7886	8665	4891	3774	43689	16925	26764

The health department initiated these services as there have been rumours about the shortage of beds in the state. In the wake of a heavy surge in Covid-19 cases, the government has decided to increase the bed strength to 60,000.

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