NASHIK: The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) on Friday conducted inspection of oxygen lines and oxygen tanks at Zakir Hussain hospital, which is involved in treating Covid patients.
The inspection was conducted as part of the precautionary measures considering that the number of patients with oxygen and ventilator support might increase. There is a prediction that the number of cases will rise in coming few weeks.
NMC had deployed a team of 14 experts to conduct inspection of oxygen lines.
Zakir Hussain has a total 150 beds and all beds with oxygen support. Presently, Zakir Hussain hospital has 32 patients, including 5 patients with oxygen support.
Presently, NMC has placed 5 LMO tanks with a total capacity of 132 MT. This is a buffer stock and can be used in case there has been a sudden surge in the number of oxygen patients.
NMC’s medical superintendent Bapusaheb Nagargoje said that there is a centralized oxygen bed system at Zakir Hussain hospital, with a total 150 oxygen beds.
“We conducted an inspection of each bed with oxygen support and also ensured that the pressure of oxygen was okay. We also inspected all the LMO tanks placed at the Zakir Hussain hospital. This inspection was a part of precautionary measures,” said Nagargoje.
NMC had recently refilled all the five LMO tanks as part of preparedness considering the sudden spike in Covid positive cases.
