Western Command’s 100-bed hospital at Panjab University now operational

The hospital has been set up on a war footing under Indian Army’s Operation Namaste in coordination with the Chandigarh administration

As part of the city’s continued fight against the raging pandemic, the Western Command on Monday dedicated three Covid hospitals, which will function under the Indian Army’s Operation Namaste.

Army personnel at the inauguration of the 100-bed Covid hospital set up at the International Students’ Hostel on Panjab University’s south campus in Chandigarh on Monday. (RAVI KUMAR/HT)

Lieutenant General RP Singh, the general officer commanding-in-chief, announced the operationalisation of the Command’s first 100-bed hospital at the international students’ hostel of Panjab University, Sector 25.

The hospital will be run in coordination with the UT administration. Administrator VP Singh Badnore was also present on the occasion.

The other two hospitals include Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hospital in Faridabad and Rajindra Government Hospital in Patiala, which will be made operational on May 11 and 12, respectively.

The hospitals have been set up on a war footing in coordination with the civil administration of the respective states/UT. The hospitals have the capacity to accommodate and treat mild to moderate and symptomatic patients suffering from Covid-19.

The army has deployed its own doctors, nursing officers and paramedics for treatment as per the guidelines of the Indian Council of Medical Research. The civil administration is facilitating essential amenities, service management, uninterrupted oxygen supply, patient admission and discharge and ambulance services at these hospitals.