Goa: Chicalim hospital to get 70 more oxygen cylinders

VASCO: The directorate of health services has allocated 70 oxygen cylinders to the sub-district hospital at Chicalim. Of these 45 are big and 25 small. The hospital has also been given additional five nurses.
It may be recalled that, on Tuesday, in a meeting chaired by Vasco MLA Carlos Almeida, officials of the hospital had put forward their requirements of which the supply of cylinders was priority. The hospital’s officials had also written to the directorate of health services stating the requirements, including the need for more staff.
The DHS had informed SDH Chicalim that an agency from Margao will supply them 70 empty cylinders.
“Presently we have 30 cylinders, 15 small and 15 big. The additional 70 will make that 100. This will suffice our requirements. At present we want at least 15 cylinders filled. We have already contacted the agency in Margao and are hoping to get them sooner,” health officer of SDH Chicalim, Dr Anil Umraskar said.
The hospital’s staff takes the cylinders to the refilling centre daily as soon as they empty.