4/11/2023 0 Comments Gmsh sector 16![]() Sources at the GMSH said they only collected samples while the testing was done either at the PGI or the GMCH, Sector 32. I was in home isolation for four days and did not receive any message regarding my report,” said a Khuda Lahora resident queued up at counter number 16. It is my fifth day today and I know nothing of my Covid status. I was told that I will get my report on my (phone) number within two days. Initially, doctors at the PGI refused to take my sample and sent me to the GMSH. “Since private labs have been charging too much, we prefer a government hospital to get tested for Covid. Imagine how many people I could have infected while standing in the queue?” said the patient. He told me that I was positive and sent me my reports. After running from pillar to post, I finally asked a doctor friend to log in from his ID to check my Covid status online. Many like me were queued up and did not know their Covid status. “When I reached the counter, I found a long queue there. I was shocked as the doctors themselves advise home isolation to patients until their reports are out,” a Covid patient from Sector 32 said. ![]() When I did not receive any message from the hospital even on the third day, I called up their help desk and was told to visit counter number 16 to know about my Covid report. “When I gave my Covid sample for the RT-PCR test at the flu centre on April 7, I was told that my reports will be out in two days. Patients are supposed to be in quarantine till their reports are out. Not only this, the help desk officials ask patients to collect their reports physically from counter number 16 near the OPD. Sometimes, the duration of the wait even stretches up to four-five days, which leads to a delay in the treatment. Intensive care units cater to patients with severe or life-threatening illnesses and injuries, which require constant care, close supervision from life support equipment and medication.Covid testing at Government Multi-Specialty Hospital in Sector 16 (GMSH-16) is nothing short of a nightmare for suspected patients who have to wait for long to get reports after giving their samples. He appreciated the facilities including the ventilators, bedside diagnostic facilities, blood gas analyser among others.įor the uninitiated, an intensive care unit (ICU) is a special department of a hospital or health care facility that provides intensive care medicine. Singh toured the ICU and interacted with the staff. A team of dedicated anaesthetists and other supporting staff are present around the clock to take care of the patients” Timely insight and good team work saved many precious lives during the Covid pandemic. ![]() Speaking on the occasion, UT health services director Suman Singh said, “The Rotary club, Chandigarh, supported the health department by providing 14 ICU beds and 14 Multipara monitors. The bed capacity has since been increased to 20. The six-bedded ICU was conceptualised by the UT administration in 2019 and was later expanded to accommodate eighth beds during the peak of the Covid pandemic. GHSH-16 became the third hospital to be equipped with the facility in the UT and he move is expected to ease the pressure on tertiary care institutions including Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER) and Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32. UT Adviser Dharam Pal on Monday inaugurated the upgraded intensive care unit (ICU) facility at Government Multi Specialty Hospital (GMSH), Sector 16.
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