Free Covid-19 care in all Aarogyasri hospitals: Jagan

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister Y.S
Jagan Mohan Reddy has actually asked authorities to make sure totally free treatment for Covid clients in all empanelled healthcare
facilities under the Aarogyasri scheme
He likewise desired allotment of 50 percent beds in such health centers as well as those designated by district collectors to the
Coronavirus-infected patients
If more patients show up, they should not be turned away, he insisted.Holding an evaluation meeting on the Corona scenario at the CM camp
office at Tadepalli on Thursday, Jagan Mohan Reddy asked the official to take particular care that the personal hospitals covered by
Aarogyasri plan supply treatment on a par with the federal government hospitals
The Chief Minister kept in mind the state set new records in terms of performing Coronavirus tests
He required looking at and upgrading data on the beds readily available in Aarogyasri medical facilities and the variety of beds allotted to
Aarogyasri clients in those hospitals.Speaking of the performance of '104' call centre, the Chief Minister stated when a call was made to
the call centre, a message would go to the district authorities concerned, depending on the location of client
He directed that the Collector and the district administration react right away and admit clients in health centers
The Chief Minister stated Covid care centres must be set up near all Covid healthcare facilities with wall mounts so that medical facility
physicians could serve in those centres
He ordered all needed facilities at these care centres
He mentioned that there were at present 108 federal government hospitals, 349 corporate empanelled healthcare facilities, 47 business
short-term empanelled healthcare facilities and 94 private category healthcare facilities in the state, which were associated with Covid
treatment
Of the 48,439 beds in 598 healthcare facilities, 41,517 beds had been occupied and 6,922 were uninhabited
At present, 24,500 patients were being dealt with under Aarogyasri scheme,, he kept in mind
The Chief Minister worried on provision of quality food, sanitation, oxygen, treatment and availability of medical professionals in Covid
medical facilities
He instructed the authorities to recruit medical professionals on a short-lived basis if needed
He especially drew their attention to the oxygen issue and said there ought to be no issues in supply and storage of oxygen
The officials must make efforts to get more oxygen allotments from the centre and likewise plan for other alternatives, he added.