Mysore/Mysuru: Continuing his efforts for augmentation of Government beds in Private Hospitals, District Minister S.T. Somashekar visited Suttur Mutt at the foot of Chamundi Hill this morning and held discussions with Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji on allocation of more beds to the Government at JSS Hospital.
Later, speaking to press-persons, Somashekar said that the district administration had appealed JSS Hospital for letting out a total of 417 beds to the Government to tackle the deadly COVID pandemic, out of which 100 have already been given, with a considerable number of them being oxygenated beds. Maintaining that Swamiji has agreed to give 317 more beds, Somashekar lauded the efforts of the Hospital for treatment of COVID affected. Pointing out that the JSS Hospital is getting an oxygen plant from Gujarat shortly, the Minister said that the Government will extend all help in the setting up of Oxygen Plant at the earliest, for which Union Ministers from the state Pralhad Joshi and D. V. Sadananda Gowda will be appealed to follow up. Asserting that a good number of oxygenated beds will become available at JSS Hospital once the plant is set up, the Minister recalled the co-operation extended by the Seer and JSS Hospital when the pandemic first broke out last year.
