Only urgent surgeries to be performed at AIIMS, Delhi in view of rising no. of COVID-19 cases
Amid a spike in the quantity of COVID-19 cases in Delhi, the AIIMS right here selected Thursday that solely urgent procedures and surgeries will be performed in its operation theatres from April 10.
In a communique issued to all of the chiefs of centres and HoDs, AIIMS medical superintendent Dr D Okay Sharma stated a gathering chaired by the AIIMS director was held in the Ramalingaswamy Board Room on Thursday over the necessity to curtail the operation theatre providers for the diversion of infrastructure, manpower and materials assets to curb the unfold of COVID-19.
“It has been determined at a gathering chaired by the AIIMS director in the Ramalingaswamy Board Room that the operation theatre providers want to be curtailed in response to the heightened want for diversion of infrastructure, manpower and materials assets for the prevention and management of the COVID-19 outbreak.
“Accordingly, it is decided that only urgent procedures or surgeries are to be taken up in various operation theatres of AIIMS with effect from 10.04.2021 (Saturday),” it added.
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) right here has additionally briefly closed down the routine walk-in OPD affected person registrations, together with at the speciality clinics and all of the centres of the hospital, with impact from Thursday to minimise the chance of a neighborhood unfold of COVID-19 and optimise the diversion of obtainable manpower and assets for the therapy of the affected sufferers.
It stated the OPDs and speciality clinics will proceed to register and supply OPD requisite providers just for such sufferers (new and follow-up) who’ve prior appointments.
The respective departments could repair the boundaries of the day by day new and follow-up sufferers in the OPD for the following 4 weeks, relying on the obtainable power of the residents after contributing to the COVID-19 pool.
