Reliance Foundation scales up COVID-19 operations in Mumbai

Reliance Foundation has scaled up its operations in Mumbai to address the growing medical needs following a massive surge in COVID cases the philanthropic arm of Reliance Industries Limited said in a statementHospitals with Reliance Foundation RF will be managing nearly 875 beds including 145 ICU beds across National Sports Club of India NSCI Seven Hills Hospital and the Trident BKCSir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital will manage a 650bed facility at NSCI the statement said RF will newly create commission and manage 100 Intensive Care Unit ICU beds that will be made operational in phases from May 15 2021 it addedAlso it will take over from May 1 the management and operations of nearly a 550bed ward which is currently operational Together Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital RFH will operate and manage nearly a total of 650 beds for COVID patientsA team of more than 500 frontline workers comprising doctors nurses and nonmedical professionals will be deployed roundtheclock to oversee medical management of the patientsThe entire expenditure for the project ndash comprising ICU beds and monitors ventilators and medical equipment ndash and the operational cost for 650 beds will be borne by Reliance Foundation the statement said All the COVID patients in NSCI and Seven Hills Hospital will be treated absolutely free it saidLast year RF and BMC had set up Indias first COVID hospital with a dedicated 225bed facility at Seven Hills Hospital Mumbai Out of the 225 beds 100 beds including 20 ICU beds are exclusively managed by Sir H N Reliance Foundation hospitalThe Seven Hills Hospital is expanded by an additional 25 ICU beds This expansion will create a total of 125 beds being managed by RF Hospital including 45 ICU bedsAlso 100 beds are being commissioned at The Trident hotel in Bandra Kurla Complex to treat mild moderate and asymptomatic patients in accordance with the guidelines issued by the BMC The stepdown facility will be manned and managed by Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital it saidAll put together RFH will be managing nearly 875 beds including 145 ICU beds across NSCI Seven Hills Hospital and the Trident BKC it said This is the largest contribution to COVID care in Mumbai by any philanthropic organisationSpeaking about the augmented COVID facilities Nita Ambani founder and chairperson of RF said Reliance Foundation has always been at the forefront of service to our nation and it is our duty to support Indias relentless fight against the pandemicShe further noted that our doctors and frontline healthcare staff have worked tirelessly and will continue to save precious lives by providing the best medical care to the needyReliance is also providing 700 tonnes of oxygen daily to Gujarat Maharashtra Delhi Madhya Pradesh Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh and Daman Diu amp Nagar Haveli completely free of cost she said adding this is being expanded even furtherThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever