After days of searching for oxygen, Delhi hospitals on Tuesday said they are in a comparatively better situation with regard to care and have reopened admission.
Amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the state capital, medical facilities across the city and its suburbs have been desperately asking for help on social media and other platforms last week, highlighting their dwindling oxygen levels.
Dr. DK Baluja, medical director of Jaipur Golden Hospital, said the hospital had enough supplies to get through the day.
“We are in a very comfortable situation today. The daily oxygen requirement is 3.6 tons, and we have about six tons available to last all day. It’s a pretty comfortable situation.”
The hospital also thanked the Delhi government and Indian Railways for providing oxygen.
“We thank @JSPLCorporate @ Indianrailway18 for the O2 delivered overnight. We also thank the Delhi government @CMODelhi for the emergency O2 recharge from INOX that we received last night. Together we will overcome this crisis,” it said in a tweet.
Last week, 20 patients died at Jaipur Golden Hospital because they ran out of life-saving oxygen.
Sudhanshu Bankata, executive director of Batra Hospital, said they had reopened the admission.
“Fortunately, there is currently no oxygen crisis. Our inventory can last up to six to seven hours. The hospital’s daily needs are eight tons and are currently admitting 270 patients,” he said.
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, which repeatedly sent SOS for lack of oxygen last week when hundreds of patients were hanging by a thread at the facility, received two tons of liquid medical oxygen this morning, an official said.
The hospital official claimed that they were in a better position compared to “the past few days”.
25 COVID-19 patients at the high-profile Sir Ganga Ram Hospital had died last week. Sources said “low pressure oxygen” could be the likely cause of death.
Fortis Healthcare officials said the situation is now stable and the approvals are still pending.
However, an official from a private hospital said the crisis was still there.
After days of walking around, health facilities now know who to turn to for a refill and where help is coming from, the officer said, asking for anonymity.
The first Oxygen Express train carrying around 70 tons of medical oxygen arrived in Delhi earlier this morning, officials said.
This oxygen is now being paid out to various hospitals by the Delhi government, they said.
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