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300 beds with oxygen supply likely to be added by Monday Updated: Updated: Administration, Pragathi Bharathi Trust to convert a building into hospital Share Article AAA Prompt action: A COVID patient being rushed into the ward at King George Hospital in Visakhapatnam on Saturday. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak Administration, Pragathi Bharathi Trust to convert a building into hospital The first step towards enhancing the bed strength in the city has been initiated and 300 beds with oxygen supply are likely to be added on Monday. MP V. Vijaya Sai Reddy’s Pragathi Bharathi Trust and the district administration have taken over a private college building on the National Highway near Sheela Nagar and the first and the second floors in the building will be converted into a full-fledged 300-bed COVID hospital. ....
Updated: Officials hope move will help needy COVID patients in getting beds Share Article AAA The beds will be allotted through the 24/7 district COVID Call Centre, which is located at Andhra Medical College and manned by a team of doctors. | Photo Credit: File photo K.R. Deepak Officials hope move will help needy COVID patients in getting beds The situation in the district is getting worse with every passing day as COVID-19 cases continue to rise on a daily basis during the second wave. It is an emergency-like situation for the district administration, as they fight to increase the bed strength in the district, by using every possible opportunity. There is a serious shortage of beds, as people getting infected is much higher than the available bed strength of around 6,500. ....
Patients needing oxygen support being turned away by hospitals citing insufficient supply An official of the Industries department laughed off the suggestions of a shortage of medical oxygen in the city. The liquid medical oxygen (LMO) produced at Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) alone is enough to meet the needs of not just Visakhapatnam but of entire Andhra Pradesh, it is said. However, the ground reality seems different. Some designated COVID hospitals are pressing the panic button hinting that their oxygen stock may dry up any moment and snuff out the lives of COVID-19 patients dependent on oxygen support. Relatives of patients allege that the position is bad even at the government hospitals and patients are being made to wait outside till a bed, with oxygen supply, is vacated. ....
Glitches in distribution, storage hit oxygen supply in Vizag Updated: Updated: ‘Private hospitals forced to turn away patients requiring oxygen support’ Share Article AAA Family members of COVID-19 patients waiting at the help-desk for updates, at the CSR block of King George Hospital in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak ‘Private hospitals forced to turn away patients requiring oxygen support’ A sharp rise in the number of active COVID-19 cases in the city has turned the spotlight on the availability of medical oxygen at hospitals. While there is no shortage of liquid medical oxygen, some issues with the distribution process and shortage of empty oxygen cylinders is said to be the reason behind the non-availability of beds with oxygen supply at hospitals. ....