CM orders establishment of 10,000-bed field hospitals across Sindh

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in order to face the worst situation has ordered establishment of 10000-beded field hospitals all over Sindh.

The provincial government has set up 185-beded CCU equipped with ventilators in different hospitals.

This emerged on Friday in a meeting here at CM House. The meeting was attended by Minister Health Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho, PSCM Sajid Jamal Abro, Secretary Health Zahid Abbasi, CM Focal person on coronavirus Najam Shah, Adl Secretary Health Fayaz Abbasi and MB Dharejo.

The chief minister said that the number of coronavirus patients was on the increase as the numbers of tests have been geared up. Therefore, he said the provincial government must prepare to establish field hospitals in every district.

It was pointed out that a newly constructed school in Tando Mohammad Khan has a capacity to house at least 50 patients. At this the chief minister directed education department to hand over the new school building, is yet to be commissioned, for field hospital. He approved to establish a 50-beded hospital within a week.

A 100-beded similar unit would be set up at Matiari. A new hospital building has been completed in Tando Allahyar. The chief minister approved established on field hospital in the building.

Shah directed minister health to identify vacant or newly constructed government buildings and grounds where isolation centres could be set up.

The chief minister directed health minister to arrange medical and paramedical staff and medicines for the field hospitals being established at district level.

Minister health told the chief minister that 185 critical care units equipped with ventilators have been established in different hospitals. They include Ojha 10, Indus Hospital Karachi 11, SIUT 10, Karachi Civil hospital 12, Liaquat University Hospital Hyderabad 20, and Liaquat University Hospital Jamshoro eight, Peoples Medical University Shaheed Benazirabad 14, Khairpur Medical College Khairpur 10, GMMMC Sukkur six, Chandka Medical college Larkana 14, GIMS Gambat 20, Syed Abdullah Shah Institute Sehwan four, DHQ Kotri five, JPMC Karachi 12, Lyari General Hospital three, Indus Hospital Badin five, DHQ Thatta three, DHQ Sujawal two, Trauma Centre Karachi 14, JIMS Jacobabad two.

The chief minister directed Minister Local Government Syed Nasir Shah to order disinfectant spray in every district. "There must be proper cleanliness system, otherwise other diseases would start appearing while containing the coronavirus," he said.