50 pc of Covid patients on oxygen: RIMS MS
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, May 08 2021:
While informing that a total 117 D-type cylinders are being utilised every 12 hours at RIMS alone, the hospital's Medical Superin-tendent (MS) Dr Priyosakhi said that around 50 per cent of Covid patients admitted to the hospital require oxygen at some level.
Speaking exclusively to The People's Chronicle via telephone, Dr Priyosakhi affirmed that RIMS is treating Covid patients of the state with utmost precaution, following the surge of cases with the onset of second wave of Covid-19 pandemic across the country.
As per the daily report of the hospital, 117 D-type cylinders are being utilised every 12 hours at RIMS for Covid patients.
Additionally, an official team of the state government is constantly monitoring the situation, she added.
She continued that the state government had recently sought for more medical oxygen from Shija Hospitals after requirement for the same for patients in RIMS increased.
Although the government is ensuring steady supply of oxygen to the hospital for now, the hospital is unable to increase the number of Covid beds as most of the patients need oxygen, the supply of which is fixed to a certain point, the MS explained.
"Recently, some of the hospital staff tested positive for Covid-19.However, there is no bed reserved for them.
At present, RIMS has 10 ICU beds and 101 beds but it is unable to take in patients referred by the government.
As such, admittance of patients is done on 'first come, first serve' basis.
In this, cooperation from the patients is important", Dr Priyosakhi maintained, while urging both government and private hospitals to make concerted efforts for keeping the pandemic under control.
Meanwhile, JNIMS MS Dr Lokeshwar said that the hospital is able to meet its oxygen requirement for now.
Presently, JNIMS has 98 beds including 10 ICU beds and eight more beds will be added on Sunday while efforts are being made to add another 30 beds by May 19, he informed.
Mention may be made here that the oxygen plant at JNIMS has already begun functioning.