CMC converts newly modified block into COVID-19 facility
The Hindu
With three wards and 105 beds, the complex also houses 11 operation theatres
A new in-patient facility, which was planned as an orthopaedic care complex, will now accommodate patients with COVID-19 at the Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore. The hospital has designated the newly-modified Paul Brand Block for admission and treatment of patients with COVID-19. There are three wards with a total of 105 beds in this block. The complex houses 11 operation theatres, including two daycare theatres and one septic theatre, a fully equipped High Dependency Unit with 12 beds, which was upgraded to an Intensive Care Unit in view of the pandemic. There are 22 post-operative recovery beds, according to a press release.More Related News