Gujarat University Convention cum exhibition Centre at GMDC ground in Ahmedabad will be converted into a 900-bed Covid Care Hospital.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''According to the official sources, the center has accepted the proposal of Gujarat government for setting up Covid Care Hospital by DRDO in Ahmedabad.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''AIR correspondent reports that the proposed hospital will be ready in next two weeks.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''&quot;In an unprecedented initiative, the Gujarat University Convention-cum-Exhibition Centre in Ahmedabad will be converted into a 900-bed dedicated Covid Care Hospital.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''This hospital will be set up by Gujarat government in collaboration with the Government of India and DRDO.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''All the 900 ICU beds will be equipped with oxygen and other critical facilities, out of which 150 beds will have a ventilator facility.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''If needed, the capacity of this dedicated Covid care hospital will be increased by 500 more beds.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''It will have a portable X-Ray machine, helpline, fresh room for patients and dining facility and rest rooms for doctors and medical staff.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Chief Minister Vijay Rupani thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for prompt response to his request to overcome the rising cases of Covid19.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The work has begun and the dedicated hospital is scheduled to be ready in two weeks.</span><br />
News On AIR | April 14, 2021 9:35 AM
Gujarat University Convention cum exhibition Centre in Ahmedabad to be converted into Covid Care Hospital