KIMS gets 570 beds under CSR
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A total of 570 beds have been given to Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) in Hubballi by various companies and a foundation under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative.
Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi and Minister for Large and Medium Industries Jagadish Shettar formally handed over the beds to KIMS authorities on Sunday. Under CSR initiative, Swarna Group of Companies, Tata Hitachi, Tata Marcopolo and Deshpande Foundation have donated 570 beds.
Mr. Pralhad Joshi said that the make-shift hospital planned on KIMS premises for COVID-19 patients was being built by Vedanta Group and the 100-bed air-conditioned hospital with 20 ventilators and 10 ICU beds and 70 oxygen beds will be ready in the next 10 days.
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Union Minister Pralhad Joshi inspects work at Mother and Child Hospital on KIMS premises
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Union Minister Pralhad Joshi inspecting work at the Mother and Child Hospital on KIMS premises in Hubballi on Monday. The hospital is being converted into a temporary COVID care facility.
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi inspects work at Mother and Child Hospital on KIMS premises
In addition to the 2,000 beds with oxygen supply to be made available in Dharwad district, the district administration has initiated the process of making available 425 beds with oxygen supply at Mother and Child Hospitals in Dharwad and in Hubballi.
People from Bengaluru now scouting for beds in other cities
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They are looking at Hubballi and Mysuru where situation is still under control
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They are looking at Hubballi and Mysuru where situation is still under control
Reeling under severe shortage of ICU beds, oxygen beds and ventilators, families of COVID-19 positive patients from Bengaluru are travelling to ensure their kin get proper medical care in the time of acute distress. Residents are now occupying a good chunk of these beds in faraway places like Hubballi and Mysuru where the situation is still under control.
What has caused anxiety in the Health Department is a possible acute shortage of facilities in these tier-2 cities that are also progressively reporting increasing number of COVID-19 patients. For example, Mysuru has a high COVID-19 positive ratio in respect to the population. If the beds are occupied by outsiders and a need arises for locals, the crisis may blow out of propor
Kidney transplantation centre inauguration at KIMS today
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President of Rotary Club of Hubli Surendra Porwal, nephrologist Venkatesh Moger addressing presspersons in Hubballi on Wednesday.
Rotary Club of Hubballi has helped Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) and Hospital set up a Rotary Kidney Transplant and Dialysis Centre through donation of medical equipment worth ₹40 lakh. The formal inauguration is scheduled to take place on Friday.
Addressing presspersons in Hubballi on Wednesday, president of the club Surendra Porwal, International Service Director Arvind Kubsad and secretary Jitesh Panchal gave details of the project. They said that the centre has come up on third floor of the PMSSY Super Speciality Hospital Block of KIMS. And, an operation theatre has come up on fifth floor of the same building, they added.
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