CM inaugurates a 500-bed Covid hospital at Rishikesh; AIIMS-R to manage facility

Dehradun

: Chief minister Tirath Singh Rawat on Wednesday inaugurated a 500-bed hospital in the IDPL campus at Rishikesh. The medical facility, to be run by AIIMS Rishikesh, has been set up by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in just two weeks. The hospital has been named after 1962 India-China war hero Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat and is equipped with 500 oxygen beds. The facility also has separate sections for children and cases of black fungus.

“There has been a rapid increase in the healthcare facilities in the state. There is adequate availability of oxygen, ventilator ICUs and oxygen beds. Soon, a 500-bed Covid Care Center will also be made ready in Haldwani,” the CM said while inaugurating the hospital. He added that adequate steps are being taken by the state government for containing Covid-19 cases.

Earlier in the day, the CM had inaugurated 30 additional ICU beds in Srinagar Medical College through video-conferencing.