Lok Sabha Question No. 2198 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-23
Subject: Status of Hospital Beds
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, A.K.P. Chinraj, S. Jagathrakshakan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUE STION NO. 2198 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 RD SEPTEMBER, 2020

## STATUS OF HOSPITAL B EDS

2198. SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHN A DEVARAYALU:

SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ:

SHRI S. JAGATHRAKSHA KAN:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of beds in Government hospitals as of 1st March, 2020, State/UT - wise;
- (b) whether the States/UTs struggled to provide beds, beds with oxygen and ventilator to COVID patients in the first few months of the pandemic, if so, the details of availab ity of normal and oxygen beds and also ventilators as of 1st September, 2020, State/UT - wise;
- (c) whether the Government has received mobile ventilators from many countries free of cost particularly from USA to combat COVID- 19 pandemic;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the number of such ventilators received and distributed State/UT -wise along with criteria opted for such disbursal;
- (e)whether the Government has sanctioned Rs. 15,000 crores health emergency package to deal withCOVID pandemic; and
- (f) if so, the details of amount sanctioned for creating more beds, including oxygen beds and ventilators?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a)  &  (b)  Public  Health  &  Hospitals  being  State  subjects,  no  such  information  is  main centrally.

As far as three Central Government Hospitals in Delhi namely Safdarjung Hospital, Dr. Ram Manohar  Lohia  (RML)  Hospital,  Lady  Hardinge  Medical  College  (LHMC)  &  Associated Hospitals and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi are concerned, details of beds as of 1 st March, 2020 are as follows:

|   S.No | Name o f Hospital           |   No. of beds |
|--------|-----------------------------|---------------|
|      1 | Safdarjung                  |          2873 |
|      2 | RML                         |          1572 |
|      3 | LHMC & Associated Hospitals |          1272 |
|      4 | AIIMS, New Delhi            |          2733 |

As  far  as  these  hospitals  are  concerned,  no  shortage  of  beds,  beds  with  oxygen ventilators  have  been  reported.  The  details  of  availability  of  beds  and  ventilators hospitals are as under:

|   S.No | Name of Hospital            |   Normal & Oxygen beds |   Ventilators |
|--------|-----------------------------|------------------------|---------------|
|      1 | Safdarjung                  |                    276 |            41 |
|      2 | RML                         |                    199 |            28 |
|      3 | LHMC & Associated Hospitals |                     67 |            17 |
|      4 | AIIMS, New Delhi            |                   1515 |           223 |

- (c) &(d):  Yes. USA has sent 200 nos. of Transport Ventilators to India in two lots t USAID to fight COVID - 19. These ventilators have been delivered to 29 Central Govt Hospita under various Ministries and new AIIMS located across India. Details are giv n n Annexure .
- (e)  &  (f):  Under  'India  COVID  19  Emergency  Response  and  Health  System  Preparedness Package' Rs.15000 crores has been allocated. Public Health & Hospitals, being State subjects; the primary responsibility of strengthening of healthcare system including creation of more beds, oxygen  beds  and  ventilators  lies  with  respective  State  Government.  However,  States/UTs being provided required technical and financial assistance for managing the COVID - 19 Public Health Challenge from time to tim e. All the States/UTs are provided with necessary financial support under India COVID - 19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package based on the number of COVID cases. During FY 2020 - 21, funds of Rs 4256.81 crore have been released to the St ates/ UTs as on 10.09.2020. The funds released to States/ UTs can be utilise per their felt needs and priorities. Funds are not released specifically for any activity.

## Allotment of Ventilators received through USAID

| S. No.   | Name of AIIMS/ Hospital                      | State                                       | No. of ventilators allocated   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| (A)      | First Lot of 100 nos. received in June 2020  | First Lot of 100 nos. received in June 2020 |                                |
| 1.       | AIIMS, Bhopal                                | MP                                          | 10                             |
| 2.       | AIIMS, Bhubaneswar                           | Odisha                                      | 10                             |
| 3.       | AIIMS, Jodhpur                               | Rajasthan                                   | 10                             |
| 4.       | AIIMS, Patna                                 | Bihar                                       | 30                             |
| 5.       | AIIMS, Raipur                                | Chhattisgarh                                | 10                             |
| 6.       | AIIMS, Rishikesh                             | Uttarakhand                                 | 10                             |
| 7.       | AIIMS, Nagpur                                | Maharashtra                                 | 15                             |
| 8.       | AIIMS, Mangalagiri                           | AndhraPradesh                               | 5                              |
|          | Sub - Total (A)                              |                                             | 100                            |
| (B)      | Second Lot of 100 nos. received in           | August 2020                                 |                                |
| 9.       | AIIMS, Raebareli                             | Uttar Pradesh                               | 5                              |
| 10.      | AIIMS, Gorakhpur                             | Uttar Pradesh                               | 5                              |
| 11.      | IMS BHU , Varanasi                           | Uttar Pradesh                               | 10                             |
| 12.      | Divisional Railway Hospital,                 | Jhansi Uttar Pradesh                        |                                |
| 13.      | MGIMS Wardha                                 | Maharashtra                                 | 10                             |
| 14.      | AIIMS, Bibinagar                             | Telengana                                   | 5                              |
| 15.      | Northern Railway Central Hospital, Delhi     | Delhi                                       | 4                              |
| 16.      | All India Institute of Ayurveda, Vihar       | Sarita Delhi                                | 6                              |
| 17.      | BHEL Hospital , Bhopal                       | MP                                          | 2                              |
| 18.      | PGIMER , CHANDIGARH                          | CHANDIGA RH                                 | 5                              |
| 19.      | AIIMS, Bathinda                              | Punjab                                      | 5                              |
| 20.      | JIPMER , Pondicherry                         | Pondicherry                                 | 10                             |
| 21.      | NIMHANS, Bangalore                           | Karnataka                                   | 5                              |
| 22.      | SCTIMS , Trivendrum                          | Kerala                                      | 10                             |
| 23.      | NEIGRIHMS, Shillong                          | Meghalaya                                   | 6                              |
| 24.      | Divisional Railway Hospital, Chakradharpur,  | Jharkhand                                   | 2                              |
| 25.      | Bokaro General Hospital, SAIL,               | Bokaro Jharkhand                            |                                |
| 26.      | Divisional Railway Hospital, Kharagpur, (IR) | West Bengal                                 | 2                              |
| 27.      | Durgapur Main Hospital, SAIL, Durgapur       | West Bengal                                 | 2                              |
| 28.      | JNH & RC, Bhilai Steel Plant,                | Bhillai Chhattisgarh                        | 1                              |
| 29.      | Ispat General Hospital, Rourkela             | Odisha                                      | 1                              |
|          | Sub - Total (B)                              |                                             | 100                            |
|          | Total (A+B)                                  |                                             | 200                            |

## Annexure