Srinagar : Last year with in a period of 9 months from March to November, 75 Covid-19 related deaths occurred at JVC SKIMS Medical College Bemina here in Srinagar.
The hospital admitted and examined 1469 Covid-19 affected patients in 9 months.
The irony is that out of 12 units of ventilators that hospital intended to purchase from different companies, it installed only 4 units while no seriousness was shown to procure or install rest of the 8 units of ventilators.
Despite making payments through Jammu Kashmir Medical Supplies Corporation, the hospital failed to procure 8 units of ventilators. “Neither it received nor did the hospital install those ventilators during the period when there was a surge in Covid-19 pandemic.”
The information supplied by the hospital in response to an application filed by Human Rights Activist and senior Journalist MM Shujah under Right to Information Act reveals that JVC SKIMS Bemina transferred money to Jammu Kashmir Medical Supplies Corporation to purchase 12 units of ventilators.
The hospital received and installed only 4 units of ventilators between March and November. “No adult and paediatrics ventilators were received or installed in the hospital.”
“We make purchases through Jammu Kashmir Medical Supplies Corporation. We transferred money to the Corporation but it failed to deliver 8 units of ventilators for adults and paediatrics. Jammu Kashmir Medical Supplies Corporation had informed us that ventilators have been purchased from ‘Maquet Mecial’ and they will soon arrive in the hospital but nothing like that happened,” said an official to Kashmir News Trust.
The four units of ventilators that have been received and installed by the hospital were procured from ‘Smiths Medical’ and ‘Meditec England.’
Funds in Crores were sanctioned for the hospital to procure virus related drugs, items and equipments after the outbreak of Covid-19 last year. (KNT)
