Amid deepening crisis over the scarcity of oxygen, several hospitals in the national capital have been left with no option but to use their back up stock, with some like Saroj Super Speciality Hospital advising relatives to shift their patients to another facility. While Fortis Hospital (Shalimar Bagh), presently running on its back up oxygen supply, urged the prime minister, Delhi chief minister and other ministers for immediate assistance , Saroj Super Speciality, having not received oxygen refill for the past 44 hours, is now advising its patients to shift to other hospitals. We are running low on oxygen and using our back up now. We have alerted our patients about the situation, and are advising them to shift to another hospital. Things are really uncertain, P K Bhardwaj, medical director, Saroj Super Speciality Hospital, told PTI.
Please Help : Delhi Hospitals Plead For Assistance Amid Acute Oxygen Shortage
The Fortis Hospital in Shalimar Bagh, presently running on its backup oxygen supply, urged the prime minister, Delhi chief minister and other ministers for immediate assistance . PTI Outlook Web Bureau 2021-04-24T20:08:24+05:30 Please Help : Delhi Hospitals Plead For Assistance Amid Acute Oxygen Shortage outlookindia.com 2021-04-24T20:11:00+05:30
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Amid an alarming crisis over oxygen supply as the second coronavirus wave ravages the country, some helpless hospitals in Delhi are advising relatives to shift their patients to another facility, while several others have been left with no option but to use their backup stock.
Please help : Delhi hospitals appeal of assistance amid severe oxygen crisis
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Last Updated: Apr 24, 2021, 06:47 PM IST
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Making an urgent plea for oxygen supply, Narin Sehgal, director Sehgal Neo Hospital, Meera Bagh, said the facility had 120 COVID-19 patients out of the total 150 and oxygen was left for another two hours only.
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Narin Sehgal, the director of a hospital in Delhi, really don t know how to help his patients in a situation like this. Amid an unprecedented crisis over oxygen supply as the second coronavirus wave ravages the country, some helpless hospitals in Delhi are advising relatives to shift their patients to another facility, while several others have been left with no option but to use their backup stock.
Please help : Delhi hospitals appeal for assistance amid severe oxygen crisis
The situation is equally worrisome at the Fortis Hospital, which is running on its back up oxygen supply, desperately waiting for the refill since morning.
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NEW DELHI: Narin Sehgal, the director of a hospital in Delhi, really don t know how to help his patients in a situation like this.
Amid an unprecedented crisis over oxygen supply as the second coronavirus wave ravages the country, some helpless hospitals in Delhi are advising relatives to shift their patients to another facility, while several others have been left with no option but to use their backup stock.