Private hospitals see drop in demand for regular beds
The Hindu
But there are a large number of patients who need oxygenated beds
Over the last week, many private hospitals have recorded a drop in demand for regular beds. H. M. Prasanna, President, Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes’ Association (PHANA), who confirmed this trend, said the number of patients needing general beds has reduced. However, demand for oxygenated beds, which includes high dependency units and ICU beds with ventilators, continues to remain high. One of the reasons is that by the time patients are hospitalised, they need to be immediately given oxygen, said Mr. Prasanna. As on May 13, data provided by the BBMP showed that as many as 2,739 of the total 15,041 beds were available in the city. This includes all types of beds in government medical colleges and hospitals and private medical colleges and private hospitals. However, a break-up of the data showed that a majority of the hospitals did not have a single bed vacant in the high dependency units, ICU or ICU with ventilators.More Related News