Installation of O2 plants at AIIMS, RML to be completed by Tuesday, supply to begin from Wednesday
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Installation of O2 plants at AIIMS, RML to be completed by Tuesday, supply to begin from WednesdayPTI
Last Updated: May 04, 2021, 09:34 PM IST
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In view of an unprecedented surge in the number of daily COVID-19 cases, the requirement of oxygen, oxygen-supported beds and ICU beds has increased manifold.
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The order for the installation of the medical oxygen plants was placed on April 24.
The installation of medical oxygen plants at the AIIMS and the Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) hospital here has already started and is likely to be completed by Tuesday night, according to the Union health ministry. With the piping connection and testing ensured through a dry run scheduled for Wednesday, the two plants will start functioning latest by Wednesday evening, it said.
Army Base Hospital faces oxygen woes after Delhi cuts quota
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The Army had to call in emergency resources, some from as far away as Haridwar, to cater to the shortages after the allotment was reduced by a third, impacting over 450 patients on oxygen support, with a waiting list of hundreds more.
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The oxygen crisis that has hit the national capital is impacting the Army too, with its base hospital that has been designated as a Covid-facility facing shortages after its allocation quota was cut by the Delhi government.
The Army had to call in emergency resources, some from as far away as Haridwar, to cater to the shortages after the allotment was reduced by a third, impacting over 450 patients on oxygen support, with a waiting list of hundreds more.
Amid criticism of slow distribution of foreign aid coming into the country to help out with the Covid crisis, the government on Tuesday said it had put in place a streamlined and systematic mechanism for allocation of the support supplies and other relief material received by India for effective distribution. The medical infrastructure of 38 institutions across 31 states has been strengthened through the supplies received by India, the health ministry said. The ministry also issued a statement to clarify that the government did not waste time in the effective allocation and distribution of the pandemic relief material. The support equipment includes BiPAP Machines, oxygen concentrators, oxygen cylinders, PSA oxygen plants, pulse oximeters, drugs including Favipiravir and Remdesivir, PPE kits, N-95 masks, and gowns. There are 24 different categories of items numbering nearly 4 million that have been distributed to 38 institutions in different states and are either in transit or hav
The installation work has commenced at AIIMS and RML Hospital on a war footing. (Representational)
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The installation of medical oxygen plants at the AIIMS and the Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) hospital here has already started and is likely to be completed by Tuesday night, according to the Union health ministry.
With the piping connection and testing ensured through a dry run scheduled for Wednesday, the two plants will start functioning latest by Wednesday evening, it said.
In view of an unprecedented surge in the number of daily COVID-19 cases, the requirement of oxygen, oxygen-supported beds and ICU beds has increased manifold.