HCM inaugurated Covid Care Centre at SICB, Karfectar

Namchi, 12th August (IPR): The Chief Minister Mr. Prem Singh Tamang inaugurated the Covid Health Centre at State Institute of Capacity Building at Karfectar, today. He was accompained by his Spouse Mrs. Krishna Rai, Minister Health and Family, Welfare Department Dr. M. K. Sharma, Area MLA Mrs. Sunita Gajmer, Commissioner cum Secretary Health Mr. D. Anand, Chief Engineer Mr. L. M. Sharma, DC (Namchi) Mr. M. Bharani Kumar, CMO (Namchi) Dr. D. C. Sharma, DMS (Namchi) Dr. S. N. Adhikari, other officials, staffs and students from capacity building.
The Chief Minister proposed that the Community Health Centre from Jorethang to be shifted to SICB for better space and health care opportunity. He further informed that a dialysis centre to be commenced at the centre at the earliest.
The main components of this centre is that it is equipped with 17 Intensive Care Unit beds and 19 High Care Unit beds. There are 25 bed side monitors, 13 ventilators, 1 Digital X-Ray, 150 Oxygen Cylinder (D Type), O2 plant 330 Liters Per Minute Capacity, 1 Defibrillator, 1 ECG Machine, 1 Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Machine. Additionally, this centre will also include a Laboratory, Autoclave which is used for sterilization of medical equipments and other hospital furnitures.