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Andhra Pradesh volition soon person Critical Care Blocks (CCBs) successful 24 authorities hospitals to supply amended exigency healthcare services to patients having cardiac, renal, respiratory and different issues.
While 13 of specified facilities would beryllium introduced by December-end, different 11 would beryllium acceptable up by August, 2026. These CCBs are expected to adhd 1,275 beds successful the hospitals, said a merchandise issued by the Health Department connected Tuesday.
While 22 hospitals volition person 50 beds, 1 volition person 75 and different volition person 100 beds. In each 50-bed CCB, determination volition beryllium a ten-bed ICU, a six-bed mini ICU, maternity, isolation and casualty wards and beds acceptable speech for dialysis patients.
The officials briefed Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav astir the presumption of the operation of the CCBs. At present, the ones astatine Ongole and Nellore teaching hospitals are ready, said the release.
The Minister asked the officials to guarantee that CCBs, coming up astatine a outgo of ₹600 crore nether PM Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission, are operational by August, 2026.
The 24 CCBs are portion of 621 CCBs being acceptable up successful hospitals crossed the state by the Union government. The request for much CCBs was felt during the coronavirus pandemic, erstwhile exigency aesculapian attraction did not scope galore non-COVID patients.
In Andhra Pradesh, the blocks are coming up successful 16 teaching hospitals but successful Guntur, and successful Tenali, Anakapalli and Hindupur’s territory hospitals and successful 5 country hospitals successful Narasaraopeta, Palakonda, Rayachoti, Bhimavaram and Chirala.
The CCBs with 50 beds are being constructed astatine a outgo of ₹23.75 crore, portion the 75-bed CCB astatine Narasaraopeta Area Hospital is coming up astatine a outgo of ₹36.35 crore. Around ₹44.50 crore is being spent connected the lone 100-bed CCB astatine the Tenali District Hospital. The CCBs volition dainty patients having issues of cardiac, respiratory, poisoning, dialysis, and besides supply maternal and kid healthcare.
