In this COVID scenario, what is happening to patients in Chennai requiring oxygen for non-COVID procedures?
Posted on: 25/May/2021 9:21:29 AM
If you are a Covid-19 affected patient requiring oxygen supply then you would be provided with oxygen beds in the hospitals in Chennai, but what if you dont have Covid-19 but still need oxygen?
It is known that the state of TN has been battling for oxygen requirements for Coronavirus affected patients. Now, various non-Covid patients have been finding it tough to get oxygen supply.
According to some sources, it was clear that there has been shortage of oxygen beds for Covid-19 patients. Truth is that those people who need oxygen for non- Covid procedures have been facing crisis as many hospitals do not admit them citing shortage of oxygen supply and patients overload etc.
It is shocking to mention here that those with cancer, those with severe obstructive pulmonary disease who need regular oxygen support have been facing issues with refilling cylinders. At the refilling units, the price of cylinders has doubled now.
A Chennai resident explained how his father who has a chronic lung issue needs oxygen support. As many hospitals now are reserving oxygen beds for the Covid-19 patients, his father was not given hospital admission. He threw light about how he had to wait for the documents that are produced to confirm it as an emergency procedure for a non-Covid patient.
Director of Medical Services or DMS, Dr. S. Gurunathan expressed his thoughts and spoke about how the state health department had ordered that 50% of the hospital beds must be reserved for the Covid-19 patients and how all the elective procedures should be cancelled.
It is worthy to mention that the non-Covid elective procedures needing oxygen stands cancelled currently and just emergency procedures are allowed. The demand for oxygen supply has been given more importance now by the officials and arrangement for supplying oxygen has been going on.
