Horatti seeks more ventilators for KIMS

Chairman of the Legislative Council, Basavaraj Horatti, who recovered from COVID-19 and was discharged from KIMS (Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences) Hospital in Hubballi, has urged the Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa to produce more ventilators and oxygen beds for the hospital, which is a nodal medical facility for northern districts of Karnataka.

In a letter to Mr. Yediyurappa, which was launched to the media on Tuesday, Mr. Horatti mentioned he had recovered from the an infection, however the developments he had seen at KIMS had compelled him to write down searching for more help.

Mr. Horatti mentioned he had discovered that the hospital, which had been doing super service regardless of odds, confronted scarcity of infrastructure and medical tools.

He mentioned there was particularly scarcity of oxygen beds and ventilators and he was pained to witness deaths of sufferers attributable to this within the final couple of days. “KIMS has 100 ventilator beds and requires at least 300 ventilators. Similarly, there is need for an oxygen plant at the hospital and 500 oxygen beds. During my hospitalisation, I saw a few deaths, including that of the medical director’s relative, due to shortage of ventilator,” he has mentioned within the letter.

Mr. Horatti additionally urged the Chief Minister to offer extra oxygen and ventilators to district hospitals of Dharwad, Gagag, Haveri, and Uttara Kannada districts.