Salem GH to increase oxygen capacity
The Hindu
The hospital already has medical oxygen plants of capacities 35kl, 13 kl and 6 kl
Measures are under way to increase medical oxygen capacity at the Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College Hospital here. The GMKMCH is the tertiary care centre for COVID-19 treatment and the hospital has been catering to patients even from neighbouring Namakkal, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri and Kalakuruchi districts. The hospital is one of the few hospitals in the region that could treat COVID-19 patients with other serious ailments as well. The need for medical oxygen during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic increased compared to first wave and additional medical oxygen plants and oxygen concentrators were arranged at the hospital to meet the medical oxygen needs.More Related News