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3rd COVID-19 Hospital Of Odisha Opened In Rourkela

Rourkela: Odisha opened its third COVID-19 specific hospital in the western city of Rourkela. The first two were opened in Bhubaneswar in a record time.

The third hospital to treat coronavirus has been set up by Hi-Tech Medical College and Hospital (HTMCH) in Rourkela. It was inaugurated by Sundergarh Collector Nikhil Pawan Kalyan on Friday. The HTMCH is using its existing building and has 200 beds and 10 ICU beds.

Doctors and other health officials of Rourkela Government Hospital (RGH) and HTMCH will attend to the patients here.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday had inaugurated a 500-bed COVID-19 hospital at KIIMS in Bhubaneswar and a 125-bed at Ashwini Hospital in Cuttack via video conferencing.

The Chief Minister had earlier announced that the state government will bear all expenses of coronavirus patients here.

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