Initiate counselling for patients in home isolation, pvt hospitals told

Tribune News Service

Mohali, November 27

The District Administrative Complex, Mohali, became the epicentre of Covid-19 probable stage-II management strategy with the state’s senior-most doctors and bureaucrats holding deliberations with doctors from private and government institutions.

Dr KK Talwar, Adviser, Health and Medical Education and Research, Husan Lal, Principal Secretary, Health, DK Tiwari, Principal Secretary, Medical Education and Research, Tanu Kashyap, MD, PHSC, Dr GD Puri, Dean, PGI, Dr Kamal Kajal, Associate Professor, PGI, Girish Dayalan, Deputy Commissioner, Ashika Jain, and Additional Deputy Commissioner, were among those present.

Dr Talwar appreciated the quality health care services being provided in Mohali, which attracted patients from Panchkula, Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh to seek treatment at health institutions in the district. He also lauded the seamless coordination between government and private hospitals under the direct supervision of Mohali Deputy Commissioner Girish Dayalan. He thanked all institutions for playing a stellar role in fight against Covid-19 and asked them to be prepared for surge, if any.

Increasing sampling and arranging adequate bed capacity was called upon. Reducing case fatality rate (CFR) was deliberated upon at length. The doctors shared practical tips and best medical practices, which would be helpful for all hospitals in reducing death rate.

Considering that the occupancy rate in L1 facilities was low, these have been discontinued state wide. So, it had been decided to promote home isolation for asymptomatic/mildly symptomatic patients. Home isolation kits are also to be distributed among the needy patients. In order to help the patients recover quickly and strengthen their immunity, post-Covid care kits have also been prepared by the state government, which are to be distributed generously among the needy patients.

Private hospitals were requested to initiate home counselling services for patients under home isolation. An appeal was also made to private hospitals to charge genuinely.

It was informed that the health institutions should fill death audit forms so that the experts can have a fair analysis of fatalities taking place in the state and tackle the CFR. All hospitals were suggested to attend the weekly live sessions conducted under Dr KK Talwar and other expert doctors.