Vadodara railway turned 15 coaches into isolation ward for Corona patients

OSD Vadodara
Dr. Vinod Rao inspected the coaches and thanked the department for their help

In Vadodara,
the Railway Department has turned 15 coaches into special isolation ward on wheels
to treat the Corona patients. In addition Corona treatment facility has also
raised in the newly constructed bullet train hostel and specialist treatment
facility at Railway’s Vadodara Hospital to support health department to treat
the Coronavirus patients.

Dr Vinod
Rao, Secretary of Education, and OSD to Vadodara for Corona crisis inspected
all these facilities and discussed with the Railway officials about how to use
it for the patients in time of need. Municipal Commissioner Nalinbhai Upadhyay
and senior Railway officials were present at the time of this visit and
inspection.

The railway
has transformed 15 bogies into a hospital like facility and can accommodate 8
patients along with one doctor and one health worker. The mechanical department
has outlined to prepare 38 such coaches. Currently the isolation coaches are
kept at Platform 6 of Vadodara Railway Station and patients can be easily
transported if necessary.

Dr. Vinod Rao thanked the railway department for its planning during the ongoing Corona crisis in Vadodara. He said the state government has undertaken the comprehensive plan of test and treatment, isolation in Vadodara for the Corona patients.

As a part of
this, Gotri GMERS has started a 250 beds special hospital with advanced
treatment facilities which can be expanded to 500 beds if needed. Besides, 200
bed isolation facilities are also planned in the nearby Workers State Insurance
Scheme hospital.

The Western
Railway’s Vadodara division has organized a 300-bed isolation ward in the newly
constructed bullet train hostel in collaboration with the High Speed Railway
Network.  Besides, a special treatment
facility has been established with 50 beds, including an 8-bed ICU at the
Railway Hospital at Pratapnagar.