Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic hit the healthcare system worldwide and led to the imposing of a lockdown in India from March 24, 2020, except for emergency services. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur started the dedicated COVID service facility, and the workforce and logistics were shifted to the new dedicated service. This has impacted the inpatient services provided, including psychiatry services. Hence, we conducted a retrospective record review of inpatient admission during COVID-19, which was compared with the previous year’s admission rates. We also discussed the challenges faced and steps taken to implement and support an experience-based treatment care model for inpatient psychiatry services during the COVID-19 crisis.

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