Beds in govt. hospitals filling up fast in Chennai
The Hindu
Authorities swing into action to augment capacity in five hospitals
Almost all Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds in the five government hospitals in Chennai are filled, while oxygen supported beds are running low, pushing hospital authorities to set up additional facilities. As per the data on bed status available on , only eight oxygen-supported beds out of 1,766 and one ICU bed out of 919 were available in the five government hospitals in the city. Hospital authorities said that work was under way to increase the number of beds and oxygen points to meet the rising demand. “We are bringing in 550 additional oxygen lines on floors 6, 7 and 8 of Tower 3 at RGGGH. Of this, 70 have been put to use,” E. Theranirajan, dean of RGGGH, said. From 810 oxygen points earlier, the hospital has increased it to 1,100 points, he added.
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