In response to Right To Information (RTI) query, state's largest public health facility, Sir JJ Hospital revealed that 18 per cent of the hospital's ventilators are non-functional. The hospital told the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in response to the RTI that one in every six ventilators is not working.
Out of the 83 ventilators at the hospital, 15 are not working. Out of which, 12 are undergoing repair whereas spare parts of three ventilators, which were donated by the Japanese government were unavailable. The RTI query was filed by activist Chetan Kothari, who sought details about the shortage of ventilators in the city’s major public hospitals.
Meanwhile, Dr. Ajay Chandanwale, dean, Sir JJ Hospital, denied commenting on the issue and said he was currently on leave.
Earlier, in 2017, a similar RTI query received the response that out of the 69 ventilators in seven wards, 15 were either not working or scrapped because they were beyond repair. Kothari further stated that ten out of the 15 ventilators are from important wards such as the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) and Coronary Care Unit (CCU) where the majority of critical cases are treated.
He added that due to the unavailability and lack of the ventilators, the patients are forced to move to private hospitals for treatment, which is expensive.
In response to Right To Information (RTI) query, state's largest public health facility, Sir JJ Hospital revealed that 18 per cent of the hospital's ventilators are non-functional. The hospital told the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in response to the RTI that one in every six ventilators is not working.
Out of the 83 ventilators at the hospital, 15 are not working. Out of which, 12 are undergoing repair whereas spare parts of three ventilators, which were donated by the Japanese government were unavailable. The RTI query was filed by activist Chetan Kothari, who sought details about the shortage of ventilators in the city’s major public hospitals.
Meanwhile, Dr. Ajay Chandanwale, dean, Sir JJ Hospital, denied commenting on the issue and said he was currently on leave.
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Earlier, in 2017, a similar RTI query received the response that out of the 69 ventilators in seven wards, 15 were either not working or scrapped because they were beyond repair. Kothari further stated that ten out of the 15 ventilators are from important wards such as the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) and Coronary Care Unit (CCU) where the majority of critical cases are treated.
He added that due to the unavailability and lack of the ventilators, the patients are forced to move to private hospitals for treatment, which is expensive.