State issues order to take over 50% beds in pvt hosps

Thestategovernment issued orders for takingoverCovid admissions in 21privatehospitals from Monday, for a period one month or until further orders. The said that50%of thebedsin privatehospitalswill be reserved for Covid patients.

The state government said that in order to make for sufficient provision of beds for Covid patients, private hospitals had earlier been directed to reserve a certain Percentage of their total bed capacity.

Payment for the treatment of DDSSY beneficiaries will be made by the government to the hospital based on the treatment provided and upon verification of the bills as per the rates fixed by the public Health department for treatment of Covid.