The State Government of Karnataka on 8th May 2021 has issued guidelines for hospital admission, discharge and transfer of COVID-19 patients for management of hospital beds for valuable resource, which shall be used judiciously for those patients who are clinically in need of these beds.
The patients who are admitted in private hospitals under SAST (Govt. referred patients) shall be transferred to a stepdown facility attached to the private hospital at their own cost or to a Govt CCC as deemed fit, following their recovery and clinically stable condition, based on the assessment and advise of treating physician.
Further if the patient is discharged from the hospital, discharge protocol of the state shall be followed.
