SHILLONG: Ganesh Das Government Maternal and Child Health Hospital, has set up an isolation ward for new patients.
Medical Superintendent, Dr N Wanswett said on Thursday that the hospital is prepared in case of any eventuality.
The hospital has enrolled 14 new patients so far.
“There is a six-bed isolation ward. We are triaging new patients”, she informed adding that there is a proforma which is given to the patients to inform the hospital whether they have any travel history, contacts or if they were experience cough, fever and respiratory problems.
The new patients are kept in the isolation ward to ensure that they are not together with the existing patients.
Earlier, a few patients from Bethany Hospital were brought to Ganesh Das and they were taken care of by the staff despite the initial anxiety.
“There are 3 patients from Bethany Hospital, 2 from quarantine areas and 7 suspects coming from home”, she said.
The staff looking after the isolation ward are not allowed to check other patients and they are given 7 days’ rest starting from the doctor to the sweeper and they have to report to work again after 7 days.
About the hardships faced by the patients who sometimes sleep on the hospital floors, she said it is a 400-bed hospital and people who come to the hospital for treatment cannot be sent away.
As the hospital does not have a neonatal intensive unit, the government is considering setting up the same.
She said the hospital takes up 900-1000 delivery cases in a month.
