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Oxygen crisis: Many small private hospitals in Jaipur turning away patients | Jaipur News
JAIPUR: Some of the small private hospitals in the city have stopped admitting patients any more due to limited supply of oxygen.
Meanwhile, New Medical College in Kota issued an order asking the doctors not to admit any Covid-19 patient without the permission of superintendent. The number of patients are continuously increasing and there is no adequate supply of oxygen cylinders.
Though some private hospitals have decided to treat Covid-19 patients, but they alleged that they are not getting oxygen supply. The crises deepened in small hospitals which have less than 50-bed capacity.
“I have 26 patients admitted to the hospital. I required 60 cylinders of oxygen, but I have got only 25 cylinders per day. There is always an apprehension. If we get oxygen supply late, it will put life of the patients at risk,” said an owner of a private hospital.
Another hospital, with 25-bed capacity, said that they have stopped admitting Covid-19 patients. “If we see that the oxygen saturation of the patients is low and he requires oxygen for treatment, we do not have any option except saying no to them. We do not have proper oxygen supply, which is why, I have shifted patients to other hospitals,” said another private hospital, near SMS Hospital.
Since the Covid-19 patients are increasing in numbers, some private hospitals who are treating patients of different specialties are willing to treat Covid-19 patients.
“We had demanded oxygen cylinders fora week to start a Covid ward in our hospital, but we have not been provided with the oxygen. Because we do not have oxygen cylinders, we cannot admit any Covid-19 patient,” said the official of the hospital.
In Jaipur, 76 private hospitals are now providing Covid-19 treatment to the patients, having 5,046 beds reserved for the Covid-19 patients. Out of those, 3,615 beds are occupied.
Meanwhile, New Medical College in Kota issued an order asking the doctors not to admit any Covid-19 patient without the permission of superintendent. The number of patients are continuously increasing and there is no adequate supply of oxygen cylinders.
Though some private hospitals have decided to treat Covid-19 patients, but they alleged that they are not getting oxygen supply. The crises deepened in small hospitals which have less than 50-bed capacity.
“I have 26 patients admitted to the hospital. I required 60 cylinders of oxygen, but I have got only 25 cylinders per day. There is always an apprehension. If we get oxygen supply late, it will put life of the patients at risk,” said an owner of a private hospital.
Another hospital, with 25-bed capacity, said that they have stopped admitting Covid-19 patients. “If we see that the oxygen saturation of the patients is low and he requires oxygen for treatment, we do not have any option except saying no to them. We do not have proper oxygen supply, which is why, I have shifted patients to other hospitals,” said another private hospital, near SMS Hospital.
Since the Covid-19 patients are increasing in numbers, some private hospitals who are treating patients of different specialties are willing to treat Covid-19 patients.
“We had demanded oxygen cylinders fora week to start a Covid ward in our hospital, but we have not been provided with the oxygen. Because we do not have oxygen cylinders, we cannot admit any Covid-19 patient,” said the official of the hospital.
In Jaipur, 76 private hospitals are now providing Covid-19 treatment to the patients, having 5,046 beds reserved for the Covid-19 patients. Out of those, 3,615 beds are occupied.
