NASHIK: The Nashik administration could require more than 800 medical staff, including doctors, nurses and the health assistants in the wake of fresh surge in covid cases in rural Nashik.
Going by the norm of two doctors per ten beds, one staff nurse per two beds and one health assistant per 10 beds in case of ICU and one doctor per 15 beds, 1 staff nurse for every four beds and one health assistant per 15 beds, the district health authorities underlined the need of about 800 staff that would be sourced from the National Health Mission (NMH).
“The state government had allowed sourcing of 1,052 persons during the peak of the second wave. Though the wave is expected to be bigger, primarily we will need 800 personnel in various categories and the administration is in touch with most of them,” said Dr Rahul Hadpe, District Health Mission officer.
It is expected that the administration could require 170 doctors, 360 staff nurses and 350 health assistants among others to mitigate the crisis when it blows up.
During the peak of the second wave the administration had received 53 doctors, 343 staff nurses and 300 health assistants, which was still lower than what was required by the administration then.
According to senior health officials, the administration would follow the guidelines from state government over appointment of the people. The personnel hired were directly involved in treating and looking after Covid patients after being hired on contract during the second wave and once the pandemic ebbed in rural parts of the district, their services were terminated. Hence, they would be given priority.
“They are trained for handling covid and they have good experience as well. Given the situation, they will be on the priority list of the administration. We are in touch with the administration,” the officers added.
Going by the norm of two doctors per ten beds, one staff nurse per two beds and one health assistant per 10 beds in case of ICU and one doctor per 15 beds, 1 staff nurse for every four beds and one health assistant per 15 beds, the district health authorities underlined the need of about 800 staff that would be sourced from the National Health Mission (NMH).
“The state government had allowed sourcing of 1,052 persons during the peak of the second wave. Though the wave is expected to be bigger, primarily we will need 800 personnel in various categories and the administration is in touch with most of them,” said Dr Rahul Hadpe, District Health Mission officer.
It is expected that the administration could require 170 doctors, 360 staff nurses and 350 health assistants among others to mitigate the crisis when it blows up.
During the peak of the second wave the administration had received 53 doctors, 343 staff nurses and 300 health assistants, which was still lower than what was required by the administration then.
According to senior health officials, the administration would follow the guidelines from state government over appointment of the people. The personnel hired were directly involved in treating and looking after Covid patients after being hired on contract during the second wave and once the pandemic ebbed in rural parts of the district, their services were terminated. Hence, they would be given priority.
“They are trained for handling covid and they have good experience as well. Given the situation, they will be on the priority list of the administration. We are in touch with the administration,” the officers added.
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