Bhubaneswar: The state government on Saturday signed an agreement with two more private hospitals to provide COVID care to patients in the capital city.
A tripartite agreement was signed between Odisha government through Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) represented by Commissioner, BMC Sanjay 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).
A bilateral agreement was also made between Odisha government through BMC and Hi-Tech Medical College and Hospital, Bhubaneswar Jyotirmaya Panda, Chief Operating Officer of the organisation.
According to the agreement, KIIMS will provide services for 500 patients whereas HiTech will accommodate 239 patients.
Two hospitals – Aditya Aswini and SUM – will also continue to provide COVID services. Besides, these two COVID Care Centers are also functional at Patia and Dumduma having a total strength of 100 beds.
Additional Commissioner, BMC Laxmikanta Sethi handed over the agreement to the hospital authorities in the presence of , deputy Commissioner, Health and Sanitation, Suvendu Kumar Sahoo.
