COVID-19: West Bengal government launches website for tracking and booking beds
Beds earmarked for COVID-19 patients reach 15,500, another 900 to be added by next week
The West Bengal government has launched a website to inform the people of the availability of COVID beds in the state on a real time basis.
The status of the beds in the state-run hospitals, private hospitals and government-run beds in private hospitals will be updated round the clock as a real time basis, said health department officials on April 29.
Prescription and phone number
Anyone who is tested positive in a RT-PCR test can apply for beds in the website itself. The link is https://excise.wb.gov.in/CHMS/Portal_New_Default.aspx
One needs the prescription of the doctor and a phone number to try and book a bed in the website.
Colour codes
Colour codes are used to denote the availability of beds. Light red denotes no bed, light blue indicates fewer than 20 beds is available in a particular hospital and light green denotes more than 20 beds are available.
One can select his/her district name and the select the type of hospital i.e. government/private/government-run beds in private hospital in the website to get the details.
COVID-19 infection is galloping in the state and the government is grappling with a situation where there is a clamour for beds from an increasing number of those detected with the virus. Besides oxygen and vaccine shortage is there.
Adding beds
For the last couple of days the state government is in talks with private hospitals to increase the number of beds for COVID patients. Some of the leading private hospitals would add more than 900 beds within next week. Apollo and Charnock hospital in Kolkata are adding 300 beds each. RN Tagore is adding 110 beds and Techno India DAMA is adding 100 beds.
Other prominent private hospitals in the city are also adding several beds to cater the people of the state.
According to the state government data, on April 29 the total number of active cases in the state stands at 1.06 lakh out.
The total number of deaths has reached 11,159 with 77 fatalities in the past 24 hrs.
The state bulletin reveals till April 29 the total number of beds earmarked for COVID-19 in the state stands at 15,473, including ventilator and ICU beds. Occupancy rate is only 45% according to government data.