Around 84,000 health workers were administered the Covid vaccination in Bengal in the first week of the nationwide exercise, prompting local officials to conclude that the state has done “fairly well” and raising hopes that the initial reluctance among potential recipients will subside soon.
The country-wide count is 16 lakh. Of the 83,709 people who were vaccinated in Bengal since January 16, as many as 30,517 got their shots on Friday.
Health department officials hope the reluctance among many people to get Covid shots would go away gradually as there are hardly any reports of adverse events. “A week has passed since the Covid vaccination was launched across the country and there are hardly any reports of serious adverse events. More health workers will now be keen to get the shots,” an official said.
Swasthya Sathi: Private hospitals urge Bengal govt to review health scheme rates
With the government starting to enrol names for the scheme, private hospitals are worried that it might increase their financial burden and lead to large-scale patient refusal. Updated: December 29, 2020 9:59:56 am
The Chief Minister directed the district administration to ensure that people from the Lodha and Santhal Adivasi communities are included in the “Swasthya Sathi” programme.
The state health department on Monday met representatives of private hospitals to assuage their fears about the price structure of the government’s Swasthya Sathi universal healthcare scheme. The private health providers sought a review of the rates mentioned in the scheme.
Belle Vue to set up two units in New Town Nursing college run by hospital to take in more students
Belle Vue Clinic will build two units in New Town, which, once operational, will more than double the hospital’s bed count, an official of the hospital said on Tuesday.
The hospital will also expand the capacity of its nursing college in New Town.
The two new units — one near Ecospace and another behind Hidco Bhavan — will together have 564 beds. The Loudon Street unit has 312 beds. Belle Vue’s bed count will rise to 876 once the two units are ready.
Belle Vue Clinic to invest Rs 500 crore to set up new hospitals in Bengal
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Last Updated: Dec 23, 2020, 12:11 PM IST
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An additional amount of Rs 103 crore will be spent for building a nursing institute at Rajarhat, and all will be ready by March 2022, Belle Vue Clinic CEO Pradip Tondon said.
The proposed hospitals are being developed over a two-acre plot.
Kolkata: Private healthcare major Belle Vue Clinic, a part of the M P Birla Group, will invest Rs 500 crore to set up two hospitals at Rajarhat on the outskirts of the city and increase the number of beds at its existing facility here. An additional amount of Rs 103 crore will be spent for building a nursing institute at Rajarhat, and all will be ready by March 2022, Belle Vue Clinic CEO Pradip Tondon said.