Grecian hospital Mohali treats over 700 critical Covid patients during 2nd wave: Dr Preety Sharma
Infections, Respiratory Distress, Pneumonia, COPD, Sepsis, causing most ICU admissions: Dr .Rohini Malhotra
The medical experts of Grecian Superspeciality Hospital Mohali had joined the efforts government in handling the Covid-19 outbreak as the hospital’s critical care team provided treatment to over 600 severe patients during the second wave of the pandemic, the hospital experts revealed this on Saturday, during a press conference, which was organized to share facts and myths regarding the ‘Critical Care, Covid Care and Ventilation’.
While speaking on the occasion, Dr Preeti Sharma, Senior Consultant Pumonology and Critical care, at Grecian Superspeciality Hospital Mohali said, “Since critical or intensive care involves the diagnosis or management of life-threatening health conditions, the facilities in these units are considered to be the best that a hospital can offer. Around the clock availability of the specialized doctors and heathcare staff besides the best medical equipments ensured the highest level of patient care at the hospital.”
Dr Sharma said that the hospital, which treated over 600 critical Covid-19 patients from Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana, Delhi, Noida, Faridabad, Meerut, Panipat, Jammu, Bareli, Dehradun, Haridwar, Mathura etc, has saved many lives by providing timely and best treatment.
Dr Maninderjit Kaur, Sr Consultant and Head Critical care at Grecain Hospital Mohali, said, “All big hospitals, private or public, have intensive care unit (ICUs). Even then, only 70,000 ICU beds are available in India to treat five million patients. However, changing demographics and newer infection like Covid will further increase the burden on health infrastructure.”
To ensure low fatality rate, the ICU beds needs to be increased to at least 10% of total beds in all hospitals; and even upto 15-20% in some leading public as well as private tertiary care centres, Dr Kaur further said.
While sharing his experience, Dr Rohini Malhotra, Consultant Emergency Medicine at Grecian Hospital Mohali, said, “At times when India is showcasing an envious growth in the life sciences industry, the country has very few critical care specialists. Only 10 hospital beds are available in India for every 10,000 people, while the global average is 30 beds per 10,000 people. Additionally, there is expected to be one ICU bed per 10 hospital beds but Indian numbers do not stack up to being even close to the norm.”
The Grecain Hospital Mohali is providing best patient care and treatment to critically ill patients, having septic shock, severe pneumonia , ARDS, respiratory failure, renal failure, liver failure poisoniong, stroke, trauma, among others. The hospital is equipped with advanced ventilators, non-invasive ventilators, high flow nasal cannula, advanced monitors, ABG Analysis, in ICU bed side dialysis. The hospital also provides teaching programs for doctors and nurses.
