Wipro is all set to convert one of its Pune offices into an intermediary care COVID-19 hospital in four weeks. It will have a capacity of 450 beds.
The company has inked a pact with the Maharashtra government to repurpose its office facility at Hinjewadi, a sprawling IT hub in the city. By May 30, the company will handover the facility to the state government.
The 450-bed hospital, which is going to be equipped to treat moderate cases, will have 12 beds to stabilise critical patients before shifting them to a tertiary care facility. The isolated COVID-19 dedicated complex will also have 24 rooms to accommodate doctors and medical staff.
After a year, the hospital will be converted back to an IT facility.
The company would provide the physical infrastructure, medical furniture and equipment besides appointing an administrator and skeletal support staff to help operationalise the hospital quickly with the required medical professionals.
