A Premier Hospital in Shillong to admit critically ill non-Covid19 patients from other states.

North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Science Hospital in Shillong to treat the critically ill non-COVID-19 patients.

North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Science Hospital in Shillong to treat the critically ill non-COVID-19 patients.A PTI article cited by the India Today states that a premier hospital in Shillong has decided to admit non-COVID-19 cases from other states if they are critically ill and certified by the health authorities of the patient's states, it also added that this is a precautionary protocol adopted by the hospital.

According to an article published by Business Insider on 3 April 2020, the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Science (NEIGRIHMS), an autonomous institute under the Union ministry of health and family welfare, has decided to admit only critically ill non-COVID19 patients certified by the state health authorities concerned until the pandemic is over.

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