No Space for More Than 2 ICU Beds in Biswanath Civil Hospital: Assam Health Minister

Biswanath: Amid the surge in COVID numbers, the sub-divisional civil hospital of Biwanath, one of the main healthcare facilities of the district of Assam has space for just 2 ICU beds. This was shared by state Health Minister Keshab Mahanta.

The Minister has asked Deputy Commissioner of Biswanath Pranab Sarma to look into the possibility of making more space available for more ICU and ventilator beds in the old civil hospital building. The Minister, however, assured that Biswanath will get 10-20 more ICU beds very soon, arrangements have been made for that and the number of hospital beds would be increased to 100.

Briefing the media after the meeting with the top officials of the district, Minister Mahanta said that the water supply problem in the hospital would be fixed, a paediatrician would be appointed soon. He also said that constituency level Covid monitoring committee under the chairmanship of the local MLAs would be set up within 3-4 days. These committees would find out the real Covid scenario in the interiors of the districts and help the administration cater to those places effectively.

The Minister was on a visit to the hospital on Tuesday, June 1. He took stock of the medical facilities in the civil hospital and interacted with the doctors and the medical staff to get a first hand update on the situation in the hospital.

Minister Mahanta was accompanied by MP Pallab Lochan Das, Gohpur MLA Utpal Borah, Biswanath MLA Promod Borthakur, Sootea MLA Padma Hazarika and Anurag Goel, principal secretary, health and family welfare ministry.

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