Delirium is a condition that occurs commonly in older people. The rising elderly population means more cases of delir ium to manage, emphasising the need for capacitybuilding to manage this condition in hospitals, at home or in 24-hour residential care homes.
The minister today inaugurated ICU, HDU, operation theater, modified kitchen, a conference-cum-IP interaction room on the day.
The condition of ailing former chief minister Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharya remains critical on Sunday though there has been a slight improvement, according to hospital authorities.
The wards in the hospital are said to be flooded with sick children, some of whom are need to be shifted to ICU, reportedly.
Injured India wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant has been shifted to a private suite from the ICU due to a high risk of catching infection, said Shyam Sharma, DDCA Director.
The facility was inaugurated by AIIMS Bhubaneswar Director Mukesh Tripathi. Among others, Superintendent Sachidananda Mohanty, Department HOD, Prabodh Das, Associate Professor Sourav Kumar Mishra and Assistant Professor Ilavarasi Vanidassane graced the occasion.
There has been a 25 per cent increase in hospital admissions in the last week, and ICU admissions during the period went up 41 per cent, said O'Connor in an interview with the Irish national radio and television broadcaster RTE.
Some hotels have announced they will require proof of vaccination from guests and staff as an effort to curb the virus spread
Family members of the patient have heaped praise on the doctors, nurses and paramedics saying the care and proper treatment in the hospital helped turn around the aged victim of the virus.
The technology is being used in three community Covid care centres at Kolkata and suburbs including a 100-bed government-mandated Covid care centre at Barrackpore, Kolkata.
