Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Apr 21: The Director of Health Services, Kashmir (DHSK) today said that the hospitals in Pulwama, Shopian, Kulgam are soon going to have high capacity oxygen generation plants keeping in view the situation that has arisen out of the COVID-19 surge.
In this regard, Director, Health Services Kashmir Dr Mushtaq Ahmad Rather visited District Hospital Pulwama and took stock of the oxygen generation plant.
DHSK said that plant which is currently supplying 300 LPM shall be generating 1300 LPM shortly. DHSK has directed the executing agency to expedite the work on a war footing basis.
The Director also inaugurated the high-end biomedical equipment recently supplied by JKMSCL to DH Pulwama.
He then visited DH Shopian wherein he took stock of 1000 LPM oxygen generation plant site and laid stress on the executing agency to finish the task soon and also inaugurated 8 bedded dialysis centre at DH Shopian.
Later he visited PHC Turku vaccination centre wherein he interacted with the health care workers and laid stress on the staff to enhance awareness activities & the vaccination target.
After completing the Shopian visit, DHSK inspected DH Kulgam and took stock of covid preparedness there. The oxygen generation capacity of DH Kulgam shall be increased from 300 LPM to 2000 LPM soon.
DHSK completed his extensive tour by inspecting Trauma Hospital Bijbehara (designated as a dedicated covid hospital) and SDH Bijbehara, Anantnag.
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