Jalandhar (The Stellar News): To ensure optimum utilization of oxygen in healthcare institutions, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development) Vishesh Sarangal on Thursday directed audit teams to frequently visit all private hospitals and complete oxygen-audit at the earliest. While participating in a virtual review meeting chaired by state-level oxygen monitoring group, the ADC apprised the group members about the steps taken by Jalandhar administration to ensure optimum and rationalized utilisation of this life-saving gas.
Mr. Sarangal stated that on the directions of Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Ghanshyam Thori an audit was conducted in civil hospital Jalandhar which resulted into saving of this precious life-support commodity. The ADC added that similar audits were ordered in all private hospitals to check wastage, demand and supply of this gas.The ADC said that the whole exercise would aim at reducing consumption of oxygen by rationing its usage. He mentioned that every single drop of this gas was worth saving amid this pandemic, especially during these trying times. He also asked the members of audit teams to create a sensible approach in the hospitals so that wastage and misuse of O2 could be curtailed in the larger public interest.
