{"id":8875,"date":"2020-07-28T16:45:03","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T11:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepunjabwire.com\/?p=8875"},"modified":"2020-07-28T16:45:04","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T11:15:04","slug":"capt-amarinder-reviews-aiims-bathinda-covid-preparedness-hospital-to-launch-180-day-covid-testing-facility-in-2-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepunjabwire.com\/?p=8875","title":{"rendered":"CAPT AMARINDER REVIEWS AIIMS BATHINDA COVID PREPAREDNESS, HOSPITAL TO LAUNCH 180\/DAY COVID TESTING FACILITY IN 2 WEEKS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>TESTING TO BE RAMPED UP TO 500\/DAY WITHIN MONTH OF LAUNCH, 30-BED LEVEL II COVID CARE FACILITY ALSO TO START SOON<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chandigarh, July 28-The new AIIMS at Bathinda is set to commence Covid testing in the next two weeks with a daily initial capacity of 180, to be further scaled up to 500\/day within a month of launch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A 30-bedded Level II Covid care facility will also become functional within the next one month at the hospital, which is already providing OPD services to patients, including a large number of cancer patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was disclosed by an official spokesperson on Tuesday after a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh with AIIMS Bathinda Executive Director &amp;CEO Dr Dinesh Kumar Singh and other officials to review the progress of the hospital\u2019s preparedness for Covid care and other related issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Describing it as a highly prestigious institute for Punjab, the Chief Minister said the Bathinda AIIMS will be of immense benefit to large number of patients in the Malwa belt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chief Minister assured the AIIMS team of all support from the state government to facilitate Covid care at the facility, where some of the ancillary construction and other works have been delayed due to the outbreak of the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chief Minister was informed that the Hospital is set to launch MRI, CT SCAN &amp; X-RAY facilities soon, while the MBBS College-2019 batch will also be shifted to the premises spread over 179 acres land provided by the state government. 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