Hospital sets up 1st PSA Oxygen plant in Kolkata

Kolkata: The brand new multi-specialty healthcare provider, Narayan Memorial Hospital, Behala Manton  inaugurated a 600 litre per minute cap...

Kolkata: The brand new multi-specialty healthcare provider, Narayan Memorial Hospital, Behala Manton  inaugurated a 600 litre per minute capacity Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) Medical Oxygen Generation Plant inside the health facility on May 18 even as the city grapples with oxygen shortage. This Rs 2.1 crore initiative  has been introduced to Kolkata for the very first time by Narayan Memorial Hospital which provides healthcare services to the people of Behala, South Kolkata and the surrounding areas of South 24 Parganas.The plant was been set up within 7 days on an area measuring 5x3 meters on the hospital premises. It has the capacity of providing 600 liters of oxygen per minute which is equivalent to 126 pieces of 47 liters of bulk Oxygen Cylinders every 24 hours. The plant separates oxygen from compressed air from the atmosphere containing 21 per cent oxygen through the unique process of pressure swing adsorption. The separated oxygen is used as medical oxygen following certain processes, he explained.

Suparna Sengupta, CEO, Narayan Memorial Hospital said, “Witnessing the sudden demand in medical oxygen supply in the city, keeping up on on state-of-the-art services was becoming a task. So we instantly came up with the idea of establishing the plant ourselves, and it happened at a superfast pace with the help of Linde India Limited. The PSA Medical Oxygen Generation plant will help in meeting the challenge at the time of Covid surge and also in providing treatment to patients in future. An arrangement has been made to ensure that the supply continues to meet the requirements of all 200 patients at the centre when the facility is at its full capacity producing 36 square cubic meter per liter of oxygen per minute.”

Manoj Shaw, chairman, Narayan Memorial Hospital says, “We are the first hospital in South 24 Parganas to adopt the fastest and most convenient mode of oxygen generation process which will aid around 8,00,000 people of Behala. It is very important for all hospitals to have a back up of oxygen, because any unforeseen unprecedented events can disrupt the smooth supply of essentials.”