In view of the arrival of swine flu in the provisional state capital, the Mahant Indiresh Hospital here has reserved a special ward for the patients of the disease. The hospital has also appointed Dr Jagdish Rawat of Pulmonary Medicine department as the nodal officer for Swine Flu in the hospital. Special guidelines have been issued by the hospital for the care and treatment of suspected patients of the disease.
The Medical Superintendent (MS) of the hospital Dr Vinay Rai said that some patients have been diagnosed with swine Flu positive in Dehradun, the chances of spread of the disease cannot be ruled out. He said that a molecular lab is functional in the hospital where testing facility for the disease is available. He said that the lab of the hospital is certified by National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) for conducting swine flu test. The in-charge of molecular lab, Dr Kunjumon Ittira Vadakkan informed that samples from government and private hospitals of Uttarakhand and nearby areas can be brought for testing at the lab.
