PATNA: Health minister Mangal Pandey said on Thursday that all hospitals in the state would have new medical equipment and sufficient oxygen by the end of August. While inspecting the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH), he claimed that the health department was regularly monitoring the progress made in proper supply of all the above facilities.
Pandey reviewed the ongoing construction of a cryogenic oxygen plant and an oxygen generation plant at the PMCH and discussed their progress with the hospital’s superintendent, Dr I S Thakur, and other officials. After completion the two plants will provide sufficient oxygen to all the wards.
The minister also inspected a new 40-bed intensive care unit with modern facilities at the PMCH. “The PMCH, the largest government hospital of the state, has been offering services to patients from across Bihar,” he said and talked about making it a world-class hospital.
Pandey also interacted with the attendants of the patients undergoing treatment at the hospital.
