Member Parliament (MP) Ladakh Jamyang Tsering Namgyal during his 5 days tour of the Kargil district visited District Hospital Kargil (DHK), Dedicated COVID-19 Hospital and RTPCR Laboratory Kargil on May 19.

MP Ladakh visited Causality Block, OPD and other sections of the hospital and took stock of the status of patient care facilities, necessary infrastructure, logistics and staff strength.

Underlining the fact that routine work of District Hospital, Kargil should not get suffered due to the COVID-19, MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal assured that all sort of help and assistance will be provided to the health sector in the district as and when required.

Later, he visited the dedicated COVID-19 Hospital at Kurbathang including the RTPCR Lab, oxygen plant and other blocks, wings of the hospital and interacted with the doctors, paramedical staff and technicians.

He inquired from the concerned officers about the status of the availability of beds, ventilators, oxygen supply, and life-saving medicines, central heating system and other necessary logistics. 

Meanwhile, the concerned officers informed MP Ladakh that the Dedicated COVID-19 Hospital presently can cater to 180 patients adding that the necessary infrastructure for 250 beds will be established at the hospital within a week.

Executive Councilor for Health, Muhammad Ali Chandan and CMO, Kargil urged MP Ladakh to enhance the amount of DPR for completion of the ongoing works of the Dedicated COVID-19 Hospital as the amount is exceeding the allotted amount of 45 crores, adding by doing so the infrastructure of the hospital will get further strengthened.

Regarding the oxygen supply at the COVID-19 Hospital, MP was informed that presently the hospital can supply 1000 litres of oxygen per minute through its two 500 LPM capacity oxygen plants. He was further informed that necessary infrastructure and logistics have also been enabled to supply oxygen to the required wards of the hospital building.

MP Ladakh expressed satisfaction over the availability of necessary infrastructure, manpower and other facilities provided at the Dedicated COVID-19 Hospital. He hailed the untiring efforts of the Health Care Workers for their round the clock services during the COVID-19 pandemic and expressed gratitude to the staff and medical practitioners for their dedicated services to curb the pandemic in the Kargil district.