Gandhi Hospital in Telangana, emerged as the only hospital in India, to discharge 85,000 COVID-19 treated patients in two years after the first Covid-19 infection was confirmed in the state, with roughly 117 Covid-19 discharges per day. 

The hospital had admitted its first Covid-19 patient on March 2, exactly two years ago when an IT professional working in Bengaluru had returned home following a visit abroad and tested positive for the deadly virus. 

The first COVID-19 patient, an IT professional was admitted to Gandhi Hospital on testing positive and discharged after testing negative. Dr T Prabhakhar Reddy, Gandhi Hospital Nodal Officer said that it was the only hospital in Asia to have treated so many COVID patients. It not only handled Covid-19 but also conducted thousands of surgical procedures across departments saving many non-Covid patients life. He added that they conducted 6,000 Covid-19 positive deliveries and also discharged 1,500 Mucormycosis-affected patients and also conducted 5,000 dialysis procedures.

A significant infrastructure boost was seen in the hospital in these 2 years. Nearly 500 ventilators were available and the oxygen capacity was also enhanced. Six new Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) plants of 2 to 6 KL capacity each were installed in addition to one Liquid Medical Oxygen tank of 26 KL capacity. The hospital added 300 staffers which included patient care staff, nurses, doctors, etc. Dr Prabhakar Reddy said that after 3 waves a robust system was developed in the hospital to ensure the best treatment for any future pandemic.

Among all these developments, the hospital lost many patients and 3 hospital staff and reported over 2,200 in-house infections.

Source: The New Indian Express