Liquid Oxygen Tank Hospital
The hospital is the first government hospital to install such a tank.
Liquid oxygen tank hospital. In the wake of increasing demand for oxygen at the hospital rao has said that they have decided to install liquid oxygen tank in the hospital by spending rs 61 lakhs. State health minister vs vijay commissioned the liquid oxygen tank at the government general hospital on wednesday. A 6 kilolitre liquid oxygen tank has been installed on thursday at the civil hospital in karnataka s dharwad for covid 19 patients. Nitesh k patil district collector dc dharwad said that one filling of the tank will suffice a week s requirement of liquid oxygen in the hospital.
Once commissioned the plant would help to supply oxygen to mother and child healthcare centre emergency wards and covid care centre as well as the general wards at the district hospital in a cost effective manner. The district headquarters hospital with around 200 oxygen supported beds earmarked for covid 19 patients has acquired the much needed liquid oxygen tank lot paving the way for hassle free. Construction at the harrogate convention centre is ongoing today as health. Significant advances in therapeutic uses of medical gases have resulted in increased medical gas usage for a number of diverse clinical applications.
From now the supply of liquid oxygen in the hospital will happen from the tank. Speaking to the press persons on the occasion he informed that the capacity of the liquid oxygen tank was 13 000 litres. Virtually every hospital needs bulk supplies of oxygen and the most economical way to hold a large quantity is in a liquid form. The cylinder was filled with 6 000 litres of liquid oxygen procured from bellary on october 3.
Finance minister t harish rao has inaugurated liquid oxygen tank at government medical college hospital siddipet on monday. Dharwad karnataka india october 1 ani. Earlier 80 to 90 cylinders were required daily but one filling of this tank will suffice to one week s.