ITC Ltd is extending support towards setting up a 200- to 300-bed medical facility in Kolkata that will treat COVID-19 patients. The conglomerate will help in arrangement of beds, monitors, oxygen, furniture, and initial medical supplies for the temporary hospital.
The government of West Bengal has permitted the use of Kishore Bharati Stadium in Kolkata to set up this medical facility. This temporary facility for covid-infected patients will be set up and managed entirely by Medica Superspecialty Hospitals.
“To contribute to enhancing availability of COVID-19 healthcare facilities in Kolkata, ITC is humbled by the opportunity to support the setting up of a 200- to 300-bed medical facility in Kolkata by Medica Superspecialty hospital for the treatment of covid-19 positive patients and administering vaccines,” ITC said in a statement.
“As part of this assistance, ITC will extend financial support to Medica for setting up this facility which will encompass the cost of creating it, including arrangement for beds, monitors, oxygen, furniture, air-conditioners and initial medical supply. The hospital will be set up and managed entirely by Medica Superspecialty Hospitals and will be a temporary facility for the treatment of COVID-19 affected patients,” it added.
The support from the company with large-scale operations in FMCG and hospitality has come at an opportune time when several parts of the country are reeling under rising cases and strained medical infrastructure. Recently, ITC Ltd had tied up with Linde India, a supplier of industrial gases, to air freight 24 cryogenic ISO containers of 20 tonnes each that will help with the transportation of medical oxygen in the country as hospitals in India struggle to fulfil demand for oxygen in their facilities.
