However, the second wave has so severely impacted the city’s healthcare system that new beds get filled up within hours, said Dr Gautam Bhansali, a senior doctor from Bombay Hospital who coordinates between private hospitals and BMC. Worse, only 41 of the 2,623 ICU beds in both public and private sectors are available at the moment.
The vaccine shortage turned acute on Thursday, with 25 of the 71 private centres in the city unable to inoculate a single person. After Thursday’s drive, the city is left with 40,000 to 50,000 doses, barely enough to last a day.
Vaccination for all above 45 years began on a high note as the state and the city registered record turnouts on Thursday, giving a much-needed nudge to a drive that was losing steam.
A marginal but steady rise has been reported in Covid-19 deaths in the city and the state over the past few weeks. Though the daily toll is nowhere close to the September-October peak, hospitals have seen more fatalities in March than January and February.
Anuja Jayaraman’s father-in-law SN Subramaniam came home after 36 days of treatment at SevenHills Hospital, Andheri, last month.
In what would be a unique arrangement, the state government plans to hand over one of the floors in SevenHills Hospital, Marol, to private hospitals to set up and run an isolation facility.
Deal with BMC already in place. Hospital to be up and running before the month-end.
The December 17 incident is now one of the city’s deadliest fire tragedies, after the Kamala Mills restaurant blaze that had claimed 14 lives.
A BMC official said a proposal for the firm’s takeover of the hospital management will be sent to municipal commissioner Ajoy Mehta soon for his clearance and then to the standing committee for final approval.
Despite being endorsed by a Bollywood superstar, SevenHills failed to take off in Mumbai on the back of poor location and mismanagement.
On Thursday morning, officials from the BMC’s assessment and collection department sealed the hospital’s administrative office situated on the ground floor.
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