GMR Varalakshmi CARE hospital gets 1,000 litre O2 plant

Hyderabad GMR Varalakshmi CARE hospital, a multispecialty hospital in Rajam, Srikakulam on Friday got a new 1,000 litre oxygen plant. Collector and DM of Srikakulam, Shrikesh B Lathkar inaugurated the plant in a ceremony at the hospital.

During the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic, the 200-bed hospital served people with dedication and compassion. Around 500 people were treated during the second wave of pandemic but there were no cases of black fungus, the hospital said.

"In view of the impending third wave, the hospital has geared up for a wider range of services. As part of it, we have acquired 50 oxygen concentrators, liquid oxygen apart from the oxygen cylinders. The new 1,000 litre oxygen plant is the latest addition to hospital's armamentarium.

The plant can produce 1,000 litres of oxygen per minute to cater to round-the-clock oxygen demand of the hospital. This in fact obviates the need for filling of cylinders which was a bottle neck during the second wave," said Dr Rajendra Damera, Medical Director of GMR Varalakshmi CARE hospital.

The hospital was established in 2011 in collaboration with the CARE group of hospitals, under Varalakshmi Foundation with an aim to provide state-of-the–art and affordable medical facility to large population of BPL families of Srikakulam and Vizianagaram districts.