WEB DESK
Keeping its traditional philanthropic spirit, the Wipro Ltd headed by Azim Hashim Premji has converted its IT facility in Pune into a 450-bed dedicated COVID-19 hospital.
It has been done to help the Maharashtra government tackle the unprecedented health crisis arising out of COVID-19 or Coronavirus pandemic.
Wipro has completed the work in about one month of signing an MoU with the Maharashtra government.
State Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray inaugurated the hospital through online interaction on Thursday. “Chief Minister Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray today inaugurated the well-equipped Covid Hospital set up by Wipro at Hinjewadi, Pune,” tweeted the office of Maharashtra CM in Marathi with photos of the inauguration.
In his tweet Wipro Chairman Rishad Premji thanked Thackeray :“Thank you to the Hon’ble CM of Maharashtra, Shri Uddhav ji for inaugurating Wipro’s repurposed campus into a 450 bed Covid 19 hospital in Pune. Thanks to the Govt of Maharashtra for their deep support in enabling a one-month turnaround,” said Rishad Premji in a tweet Thursday night and shared some photos of the hospital.
In the first week of May, Wipro and the Maharashtra government had signed an MoU to repurpose its IT facility in Pune as a Covid hospital.
According to a statement by Wipro after signing the MoU, the 450-bed hospital, to be equipped to treat moderate cases, will include 12 beds to stabilise critical patients before shifting them to a tertiary care facility.
This is an independent, isolated Covid-19 dedicated complex that also includes 24 rooms to accommodate doctors and medical staff.