Varanasi: Charges fixed for Covid treatment at Pvt hosps

Varanasi: The district administration has fixed the charges for private hospitals to treat Covid-19 patients. Also, the conditions for home isolation of positive cases have also been prescribed by the officials on Tuesday.

Regarding the private hospitals allowed for treating Covid-19 patients, district magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma said all such hospitals will have to follow the guidelines of state government for charging fee of the services given to infected persons.

The asymptomatic cases with moderate sickness will be per day charged Rs 10,000 apart from the price of PPE kits by the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH) accredited hospital while non-accredited hospital will charge Rs 8,000.

Infected persons with severe sickness who do not need ventilators will be charged Rs 15,000 by NABH accredited hospital and non-accredited hospital will charge Rs 13,000, he said adding, the very severe sickness category patients, who will need ventilator facility, will be charged Rs 18,000 by NABH accredited hospitals and Rs 15,000 by non-accredited hospitals.

According to him, the Meridian Hospital in Sarnath, Medwin Hospital in Maidagin, Trimurti Hospital and Apex Hospital on DLW-Bhikaripur Road have been permitted to treat these patients.

About home isolation of positive cases, the DM made it clear that this facility will be allowed after examining the condition of patients and the arrangements available at their places. The patients, who will not have fever, cough, cold and respiratory problem, and also not have problems like diabetes, cardiac, kidney ailment and blood pressure, will be allowed to avail the facility of home isolation, he said. Having separate room and toilet and an attendant will also be a major condition for this facility.

Buying prescribed medical kit for patient and attendant apart from pulse oximeter, simple thermometer, sanitiser, masks and gloves, sodium hypochlorite solution, food and drinks that enhance immunity will also be a must, he said adding, after ensuring all these arrangements the patients will also have to give an undertaking.

The DM said that as per the directives of the government, the home isolation facility has been introduced. He said that 24 rapid response team have been formed for city areas and eight in rural belts. These RRTs will take stock of the condition of patients after confirmation of infection among them by visiting their places. The same team will take decision whether home isolation can be permitted to any patient. If the team will not find the patient suitable for the home isolation facility, he said adding, the patient will be rushed to level-1, 2 or 3 facility as per his condition. He said that to provide L-1 facility, some private nursing homes and hotels have been identified where patients can go on their own expenses.

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