Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Apr 18: The JLNM Hospital is all set to increase its oxygen generation capacity which is 300 to 1300 LPM to augment the oxygen capacity and cater to the patient rush in the wake of the second wave of COVID-19.
Directorate of Health Services informed that the Director Dr Mushtaq Rather today visited JLNM covid hospital, Rainawari and took stock of Oxygen Generation Plant.
The DHSK said that the plant at the Hospital is of immense significance for handling Covid Emergencies and the concerned mechanical department assured DHSK to make the second phase fully functional soon.
DHSK said that JLNM is the apex covid hospital of the directorate & the augmentation shall increase the oxygen generation capacity from 300 LPM presently to 1300 LPM.
“After the augmented oxygen generation plant we will be able to serve more high-risk covid patients where high flow oxygen is indicated. This will lessen down the burden on tertiary care hospitals to a considerable extent,” Dr Rather said.
He also visited various sections of the hospitals to ensure preparedness keeping the covid resurgence into consideration. The hospital is already equipped with an oxygen manifold system for regulating the flow of oxygen supplies.
DHSK also visited the covid vaccination site at Gurudwara Chatti Padshahi Kathi Darwaza, Srinagar along with CMO Srinagar & MS Gousia Hospital. He interacted with the vaccination team from zone Khanyar and appreciated their efforts of vaccinating the targeted population.
He directed the administrators and vaccination staff to explore all possible means of sensitization and IEC so that nobody among the targeted population is dropped.
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