Panic as Amritsar's Guru Nanak Dev Hospital switches to buffer stock of oxygen

Amritsar, April 19

Amid reports of ongoing oxygen shortage at hospitals, Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, associated with the Government Medical College, here had to switch to its buffer stock after exhausting its supply.

The hospital administration said the buffer stock was maintained so that suppliers could be notified about the demand in time. However, this created panic among family members of patients at the hospital.

Later, Minister for Medical Education and Research OP Soni clarified a “situation” had arisen which was tackled immediately. “There is no shortage of oxygen in any medical college in the state,” he said. Medical Superintendent Dr KD Singh said: “We always keep a buffer stock of oxygen for such situations. This morning, we had to use oxygen from this stock. We immediately informed our suppliers and the stock was replenished.” — TNS