'Doctors For You' faces financial crunch

'Doctors for You' - a Trust run by some Delhi-based doctors - has been actively looking after COVID patients since the outbreak of the pandemic in Delhi. The Trust's first 100-bedded COVID care centre at Shehnai Banquet Hall shut down recently as the number of cases stagnated while the recovery rate improved.
Their 500-bedded COVID care centre at CWG Stadium, taking care of patients with mild to moderate symptoms, remains operational till date.

The CWG centre had over 340 beds occupied recently. They discharged patients who had already spent 10 days at the centre so that they could free up some beds.

The source of funds for the Trust is a private company called HCL. But with a sudden jump in COVID cases of late, 'Doctors for You' finds it difficult to run the centre.

“We have the capacity to increase 100 beds at CWG Stadium centre but we lack manpower. We have to pay salaries of the existing workforce. We charge not even a single penny from patients. We provide them free kits which include buckets, slippers, soaps, toiletries, etc. We dont know how long we can run the centre with this financial crunch," says Dr Ravi Kant from 'Doctors for You.'