Reliance opens Gujarat’s first paediatric Covid-19 hospital in Jamnagar
Ahmedabad: The Reliance Foundation, a subsidiary of the Reliance Group, has built Gujarat’s first pediatric Covid-19 hospital in Jamnagar.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel inaugurated the facility at the Guru Gobind Singh Hospital through video-conferencing on Friday evening.
In a statement, the Foundation said the 230-bed hospital comprises 30 infant intense care units (ICUs), with 10 neo-natal ICUs, 22 medical-intensive ICUs, and 10 state-of-the-art ventilators with an uninterrupted oxygen supply provision for all beds.
A lightweight, wireless, and portable X-Ray machine of 1.8 kgs will be available in the hospital.
The hospital aims to cater to the children of Jamnagar, Dwarka, and most of the Saurashtra region in case of a possible third wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
(Avya Mathur)
