Karnataka government focuses on timely discharge of COVID-19 patients
The Hindu
Citing war room data, CM says 337 patients had been in hospital for 30 days or more
A day after the announcement of tweaks in the Central Hospital Bed Management System (CHBMS) portal, the Chief Commissioner of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Gaurav Gupta said that, going forward, all the hospitals in a particular zone will come under the IAS and IPS officer-in-charge. Earlier, only a few hospitals were under the SAST portal while the CHBMS portal was allotted to IAS and IPS officers, but now, all hospitals will be under the purview of these officers. One of the key issues is timely discharge of patients, which Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa addressed on Tuesday. “Despite doctors asking them to be discharged, as many as 503 patients continue to stay in hospital beyond 20 days. They should be asked to continue treatment at home so that these beds can be allocated to the needy,” said the CM. Citing war room data, he said that 6,500 patients were in hospital for 1-10 days and 1,900 patients for 11-20 days. A total of 337 patients had been hospitalised for 30 days or more.More Related News