Conglomerate JSW Group has opened a 1,000-bed hospital to care for Covid-19 patients at Toranagallu, Ballari in Karnataka state of India.
The company constructed the hospital in alliance with the District Administration of Ballari, which will manage and run the facility.
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Built in 15 days, the Covid Care District Field Hospital is connected to a 4.8 km oxygen pipeline from the company’s steel factory. This connection supplies medical oxygen directly to the hospital.
Commenting on the facility, JSW Group chairman Sajjan Jindal said: “We have created this field hospital to ensure direct oxygen supply from plant to patient.”
In addition to medical equipment for critical care, the new Covid-19 hospital houses a pharmacy and kitchen and laundry services. About 700 personnel will help run the hospital across three shifts.
The personnel include doctors, specialists, nurses, paramedics, supervisors and non-medical staff.
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By GlobalDataTo ensure no interruptions to oxygen supply, JSW Steel Vijayanagar Works will supply 1200Nm 3/hr of oxygen to the hospital. The hospital also has amenities to maintain the required temperature range and air quality.
JSW Steel deputy managing director Dr Vinod Nowal said: “This Mega Covid-care facility is equipped with all necessary medical facilities for treating patients from North Karnataka and neighbouring districts of Andhra Pradesh.”
This hospital is the latest among the Covid-19 care centres being set up in the country to fight the ongoing pandemic.
In July last year, the world’s largest Covid-19 care facility, named Sardar Patel’s COVID Care Centre and Hospital (SPCCCH), was built in Delhi, India.
Meanwhile, 1000-bed Covid-19 centres were set up in Uttar Pradesh, Nagpur and Mumbai, where a 5,000-bed hospital also received approval.
In a separate development, India-based Zydus Hospital partnered with domestic carmaker Maruti Suzuki to start a multi-speciality hospital at Sitapur in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
The $17.1m (Rs1,260m) hospital was fully funded by the Maruti Suzuki Foundation and will be operated by Zydus Group’s Ramanbhai Foundation.
