Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) today inked agreements with two more private hospitals for the treatment of Covid-19 patients in the State capital, said an official press release.
A tripartite agreement was signed between the Government of Odisha through BMC represented by Commissioner, BMC Sanjaya Kumar Singh and KIMS Hospital, Odisha COVID Hospital Operator represented by Dr Ambika Prasad Mohanty, Principal, KIMS Hospital, Bhubaneswar and representative of Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) at 3 pm today.
At the same time, a bilateral agreement was also made between the Government of Odisha acting through BMC, represented by Commissioner, BMC and Hi-tech Medical College & Hospital, Bhubaneswar represented by Jyotirmaya Panda, Chief Operating Officer of the organization.
As per the agreement, KIIMS will provide services for 500 patients whereas Hitech will accommodate 239 patients.
Two hospitals namely Aditya Aswini and SUM that have been providing services to COVID-19 patients will also continue their services.
Presently, Aditya Aswini has the strength of serving 150 patients and SUM has 810 beds.
Besides, Covid Care Centers are also functional at Patia and Dumduma having a total strength of 100 beds.
Additional Commissioner, BMC Laxmikanta Sethi in presence of Dy. Commissioner, Health and Sanitation – Suvendu Kumar Sahoo handed over the agreement to the hospital authorities.
