The importance of onsite generation to supplement liquid oxygen as a norm for hospitals
The demand for medical oxygen has shot up by as much as seven times since pre-Covid days. Last month, the country had witnessed a peak demand of nearly 9,000 tonnes of medical oxygen in a day. Among existing technology options PSA technology emerges as the most practicable and indeed a front-ranking option for hospitals and healthcare facilities. This oxygen can be easily piped within the hospital premises or nearby facilities and can even be transported in cylinders supplying to smaller hospitals in the area. Although the ravaging second wave seems to be ebbing now and the need for medical oxygen, something which was reckoned a desperately lifesaving resource just weeks back, has receded, it is time to consider long-term measures. The tragic sight of hospitals across the country abruptly running out of oxygen and patients losing their precious lives – all of which was avoidable – is still fresh in our memories. As such, one of those measures in the long run which could to a gr