100-bed treatment centre for COVID-19 patients in Patna (ENG)

As the number of people with COVID-19 continues to rise across India, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is supporting the Bihar State Government by providing crucially needed personal protective equipment for frontline healthcare workers. This includes N-95 masks, eye/face protection, gloves and high quality body protection.

MSF, in collaboration with the Bihar government, has set up a 100-bed temporary hospital for COVID-19 patients at the Patliputra Sports complex in Patna. As the outbreak in Bihar escalates the facility will be able to focus on providing oxygen therapy to moderate-severe cases of COVID 19. This will increase the existing capacity within the state to look after these patients with life saving treatment.

The indoor stadium was remodeled by MSF to become a temporary treatment center with facilities like triage, isolation, personal protection equipment, and infection prevention and control measures. Managed by 180 MSF staff from across the country, this center will offer inpatient care, mental health support, access to all essential drugs and medical supplies to manage moderate cases and critical oxygen supply through face masks to support patients with breathing difficulties.

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Unique Identifier Code / URN MSF323543

Date taken / Date Recorded 19/06/2020 12:00 AM

Country India

Commissioning section MSF-INDIA

Photographer / videographer / producer Smriti Singh

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Additional Information / Shotlist 00:00 - 00:17 - Dr Prince Mathew, Regional Head, Asia
"Responding to one of the largest pandemics of our lifetime that too amidst a crippling lockdown of 1.3 billion people in India has been a difficult experience for us. But, it's also what MSF does best, responding to difficult situations in remote places at challenging times.”

00:18 - 00:29 - Various shots of people in a bus traveling with voice clip from the interview of Dr Prince Mathew in the background saying - What we basically, did is get together a small team put them together on a bus and travel 1,200 kilometers in 24-hours non-stop from Delhi to Patna to begin to setup this facility. (Graphic - Delhi to Patna , 1200 kms, 24-hour long journey)

00:30 - 00:36 - Shots of Patliputra Sports Complex, Patna Bihar

00:37 - 00:56 - Manish Pandey, Logistics Team Leader, COVID-19, Patna
“So we were thinking that we will reach and place 100 beds and we will start. But when we arrived the first day, the biggest challenge was the wooden flooring, because if we put water or chlorination on it the wood (flooring) will be damaged. So, we opted for vinyl flooring.”

00:57 - 01:09 - Manish Pandey continues
" Also for a COVID-19 facility, we are not allowed to use centralized air-conditioning. So we put up a tent to control the temperature. And then we added an extractor for cross ventilation.”

01:10 - 01:12 - shots of ventilation and air conditioning

01:13 - 01:16 - Rashmi, HR Manager, COVID-19, Patna
"And the major challenge was getting the right resource for the right role in this place in Patna.”

01:17 - 01:24 - Rashmi continues
"This is because of the lockdown, we were not having the transport moving and we could not get people here on location.”

01:25 - 01:33 - Dr Prince Mathew, Regional Head, Asia, MSF
"MSF has been in Bihar working on various humanitarian medical activities for the last 10 years. And our long-standing collaboration with the state health authorities continue, in this emergency response as well.”

01:34 - 01:36 - shots of facility being set up with MSF Banner visible

01:37 - 01:49 - Jacob Goldberg, Medical Coordinator, COVID-19, Patna
"Our facility will be very much part of the government system. So, in the early stage state health response require us to be a treatment facility for mild and moderate cases. “

01:50 - 01:57 - Shots of facility/treatment centre and then few shots of hygiene agents cleaning the facility

01:58 - 02:29 - Various shots of hygiene agents cleaning and then followed by some shots of PPE training with a clip from Jacob's interview
"Crucially, in a facility like this we have hygiene agents because we really need a facility particularly a COVID-19 facility to be super clean and well maintained, in terms of disinfection and everybody has a high level of training.not only on how to do their jobs but also how to wear the PPE, how to take it off, how to put it on but also when there are particular job roles they are given an extra level of training to make sure that they understand the protocol and how to work within it.”

02:30 - 02:31 - Shots of people at the PPE training

02:32 - 02:44 - Dr Nimrat Kaur, Regional Deputy Head, Asia, MSF
"As the pandemic evolves and oxygen demand overstrips existing supplies, the focus will switch to providing high flow oxygen through oxygen concentrators and dignified palliative care for those who are at risk of loosing their lives.”

02:45 - 03:10 - Dr Prince Mathew, Regional Head, Asia, MSF
"And so, here we are today, having converted this sports complex into a COVID-19 field hospital with all the necessary infection, prevention control measures in place with isolation wards for suspected comorbidities like TB with adequate PPEs for our staff and oxygenated beds for moderate COVID-19 patients. We should be recieving our first patients very soon and we look forward to doing our little bit in responding to this global crisis in this part of the world.”

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