India Coronavirus Dispatch: The utility of smaller hospitals in a pandemic

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Covid pandemic has shown India the utility of smaller facilities over mega hospitals

The pandemic has shown us the utility of smaller facilities over mega hospitals. In the early period of the outbreak, big hospitals became overburdened as all suspected and sick people thronged them. Panic led even patients with mild illness to rush to these hospitals. This drove home the point that a good referral system helps in balancing out the load of patient care and ultimately leads to better patient care. During the period of the pandemic, a majority of Covid-19 and non-Covid services were provided by the