Oxygen maintenance contractor removed at Sushruta

Delhi Health Minister A K Walia said the Government is strengthening the Sushruta Trauma Centre to make it an important facility for instant care of critical patients.

"The government has appointed a new contractor for maintenance of the gas pipeline as the existing PES Installation Pvt. Ltd. Has been removed because of its unreliable and erring attitude," Walia said.

He said Sushruta Trauma Centre is also getting due attention of the government as nine technicians from Lok Nayak Hospital has been deployed at the Centre to ensure proper services including oxygen supply.

"The government has taken all steps to avoid recurrence of past incident," Walia said.

Four people died after oxygen supply in the ICU failed for 12 minutes at the hospital in December last year and services of two doctors were terminated.