Installation of oxygen plants: Chandigarh private hospitals seek 15 days to take call

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 10

To prepare for a possible third wave of Covid-19, the UT Administration has decided to encourage private hospitals to set up oxygen generation plants on their premises on a priority. However, the hospitals have sought 15 days’ time to think over it.

Clarification sought

During a meeting chaired by Yashpal Garg, Secretary, Health, UT, private hospitals have also sought a clarification whether pressure swing adsorption (PSA) oxygen generation plants could be installed on the rooftop or within the campus.

During a meeting chaired by Yashpal Garg, Secretary Health, UT, private hospitals have also sought clarification whether pressure swing adsorption (PSA) oxygen generation plants could be installed on the rooftop or within the campus.

Garg said the response from private hospitals was quite encouraging and they requested for clarification whether PSA oxygen generation plants could be installed on the rooftop or within the campus and what type of permissions would be required from different departments.

“The hospitals also requested that they may need around 15 days to think over it,” he said.

The Health Secretary said it was decided that a meeting would again be held in the next month to take the initiative ahead and encourage the private hospitals to set up own PSA oxygen generation plants so that there was no shortage of oxygen in the event of any crisis.

Dr Manjit Singh, Medical Officer, GMSH-16, gave a presentation about the PSA oxygen technology. He explained about the working of oxygen plants and tentative cost for different sizes of PSA plants.

The meeting was also attended by Dr Amandeep Kang, Director, Health, and Medical Superintendent of Government Multi-Specialty Hospital, Sector 16.

A total of 13 private hospitals - Chaitanya Hospital, Eden Critical Care Hospital, Happy Family Hospital, Healing Hospital and Institute of Paramedical Sciences, Kapoor’s Kidney and Urostone Centre Private Limited, Landmark Hospital, Mukat Hospital & Heart Institute (a unit of City Clinic Private Limited), Shri Dhanwantry Hospital (run by Shri Dhanwantry Educational Society), Kids Clinic, Homeopathic Medical College-26, ARV Orthopaedics Hospital, Indira IVF Hospital Private Limited and Chandigarh City Hospital - attended the meeting.

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