Telangana invests Rs 300 crore to strengthen medical infrastructure

Talking about the state's effort to create health infrastructure, Director of Public Health (DPH) Dr. G Srinivasa Rao told the daily, "Telangana has a total of 27,996 beds in government hospitals out of which we have established dedicated oxygen lines for 21,045 beds, which is no mean feat. Moreover, we have also created infrastructure to generate oxygen."

The officials have set up 132 oxygen generation plants in various district and teaching hospitals in Telangana, as part of its drive to generate oxygen within the premises of government hospitals, reports Telangana Today.

The state government had set out an amount of Rs 103 crore to establish 132 Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) oxygen generation plants in Government hospitals. Out of the 132 PSA plants, there are 51 oxygen plants with 1000 liters per minute (LPM) capacity, 61 units with 500 LPM capacity, and 20 oxygen generating units with 250 LPM capacity.

Dr. Rao further added, "The infrastructure created in government hospitals will be useful for multiple medical conditions and not just for Covid pandemic. The new medical infrastructure will be helpful for years to come."

The Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported the decision of the state cabinet of the Telangana government to spend Rs. 10000 crores over the course of two years to provide world-class healthcare facilities to the low-income groups in the state.

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