Omandurar hospital to be special facility for COVID-19

Health Minister Vijayabaskar announces 350-bed centre

24/03/2020, RAMYA KANNAN,CHENNAI

The Omandurar Government Multispeciality Hospital on Anna Salai is being converted into a special facility with 350 beds to treat COVID-19 patients, Tamil Nadu Health Minister C. Vijayabaskar said.

Other operations of the hospital would be wound down and it will be dedicated to the treatment of the SARS-CoV-2 infected patients.

“Since it is a new hospital and has a lot of space, we decided to commandeer it. With other hospitals, there is a restriction in shifting out in-patients already receiving treatment... which is why we looked at the Omandurar hospital,” Dr. Vijayabaskar explained.

New beds and ventilators will be procured for the facility, he added.

The Minister said a task force of 10 senior doctors has been formed to study treatment protocols across the world.