TN Govt hospitals feel more pressure due to last-minute referral of Coronavirus patients
Posted on: 10/Jun/2020 11:03:38 AM
Private hospitals referring Coronavirus patients to the government hospitals after their conditions have deteriorated badly had led to many deaths.
At the last minute, as many as 30 Covid-19 patients have been referred by the private hospitals in TN to the government hospitals and this was from 1st May to 6th June 2020. It is now revealed that the private hospitals want to keep their death count low and hence they have been referring to the Coronavirus patients to the government hospitals. This has put more pressure on government hospitals now.
A 68-year-old man was taken to Kilpauk based private hospital first after he suffered from the head injury due to his fall. This person had tested Corona positive plus he had co-morbid conditions like BP, diabetes, etc. He then developed subdural hemorrhage due to the fall and was treated in ICU for 2 days. Later, his condition worsened and he was referred to a government hospital at the last minute.
The bed and required medical services were not available for the patient at KMCH, SMCH, and in Government Omandurar Medical College and Hospital in Chennai. Finally, he was taken to RGGGH after 24 hours and he passed away.
It has been pointed out by some sources that this was not the only case that was sent to a government hospital at the last minute. It must be noted that many symptomatic, high-risk, and critical patients are being treated at various government hospitals in TN.
As per Dr. P. Vasanthamani, dean of KMCH, Chennai, the private hospitals have got more facilities to treat critical patients. She added that most private hospitals for the sake of certification refer the critical patients to the government hospitals in Chennai.
For treating the Coronavirus patients, the private hospitals in Chennai have got more beds. In spite of this, private hospitals refer to the critical patients to the government hospitals that are overcrowded with patients. Important is there are more than 4,480 beds in the 30 designated private hospitals in TN especially for treating Coronavirus patients. Out of 4,480 beds, just 900 beds have been occupied by the patients now.
