Srinagar April 18 (KNS): Director Health Services, Kashmir (DHSK) Dr Mushtaq Rather today
visited JLNM covid hospital, Rainawari and took stock of Oxygen Generation
Plant. The plant is of immense significance for handling Covid Emergencies
and the concerned mechanical department assured DHSK to make the second
phase fully functional soon.

DHSK said that JLNM is the apex covid hospital of the directorate & the
augmentation shall increase the oxygen generation capacity from 300 LPM
presently to 1300 LPM. After the augmented oxygen generation plant we will be
able to serve more high risk covid patients where high flow oxygen is indicated.
This will lessen down the burden on tertiary care hospitals to a considerable
extent. He also visited various sections of the hospitals to ensure the
preparedness keeping the covid resurgence into consideration. The hospital is
already equipped with oxygen manifold system for regulating flow of oxygen
supplies.

DHSK also visited covid vaccination site at Gurdarwara Chatti Padshahi Kathi
Darwaza, Srinagar along with CMO Srinagar & MS Gousia Hospital. He
interacted with the vaccination team from zone khanyar and appreciated their
efforts of vaccinating the targeted population. He directed the administrators
and vaccination staff to explore all possible means of sensitization and IEC so
that no body among targeted population is dropped.

Later he toured Gousia Hospital wherein he inspected all the health care
sections. MS Gousia hospital apprised him about the health care services and
the status of vaccination center established in the hospital. DHSK gave on spot
directions to MS to further improve upon the gaps which were deliberated upon
during the discussion.(KNS)