State Sets Up Oxygen Depot In Riverside County As Hospitals Struggle With Shortages Syndicated Local – CBS Los Angeles
RIVERSIDE (CBSLA) The state’s Emergency Medical Services set up an oxygen depot in Riverside County as the region struggles to help the increasing numbers of COVID-19 patients.
The oxygen depot, which is made up of two large oxygen generators that will fill large tanks used by hospitals, will augment the local oxygen supply. State officials placed it in Riverside County as a central location for neighboring counties.
“Oxygen suppliers are having a difficult time meeting the high demand of area hospitals due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” Bruce Barton, director of the Riverside County Emergency Management District, said in a statement.