Telangana Govt to take over 50% corporate hospital beds
Telangana Govt to take over 50% corporate hospital beds
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Private hospitals in Telangana on Thursday agreed to handover 50 percent of their beds to the state government for treatment of COVID patients as per the tariff fixed by it. Hours after the Telangana High Court directed the government to follow the Delhi model where the government took over the beds in private hospitals, the management of corporate hospitals came forward to hand over the beds. The decision was announced after Health Minister Eatala Rajender met a delegation of the Super Specialty Hospital Association.

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The health department will allot these beds to patients through a special app and treatment will be provided as per the rates fixed by the department. The minister thanked the hospitals which came forward to handover 50 percent beds to the government. He asked the management of these hospitals to meet Director of Public Health Srinivas Rao on Friday to work out the modalities for the treatment of the patients.

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Earlier, the High Court while hearing various petitions relating to COVID wanted to know from the government as to what action it had taken against the private hospitals not following its orders with regard to treatment charges. The court was informed by Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar that complaints were received against 50 private hospitals. Out of 46 hospitals who were served show-cause notices, 16 submitted their replies. Rajender said the government had been urging the private hospitals to join hands with the government in providing COVID treatment

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