Health minister inaugurates new ICU ward
State government spent Rs 39 lakhs in setting up
PR / Our Bureau
AIZAWL, October 11 2021: As a part of the ongoing efforts to expand critical care facility in the State amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Health Minister of Mizoram Dr R Lalthangliana Monday inaugurated a newly established 10-bedded Intensive Care Unit (ICU) ward at the State’s lone Dedicated Covid-19 Hospital, ZMC, Monday.
This comes after the recent inauguration of another 10-bedded Medical Intensive Care Unit (ICU) ward at Civil Hospital Aizawl on the October 2 and takes the total ICU beds in both hospitals combined to 59. 10 ICU beds each are at near completion stage at both hospitals; with a 4-bedded paediatric ICU and another 4-bedded Obstetric ICU also being readied at the Civil Hospital.
The newly established ICU Ward is located above the present ICU & SICU Wards, with one ICU Bed occupying an area of 250 sq feet. The ward is fitted with AC received from LG Company, with every bed equipped with an air mattress, oxygen pipeline fed through an in-house oxygen plant, cardiac monitor, suction machine, infusion / syringe pump, Philips ventilator received from Japan through the Ministry of H&FW, and other miscellaneous equipments.
State government spent Rs 39 lakhs in setting up this newly established 10-bedded ICU.
MLA of the concerned area Prof F Lalnunmawia also spoke at the programme.
Today’s inaugural program was chaired by Health Secretary R Lalramnghaka, and technical report given by Dr Lalnunmawii Sailo, HoD & Associate Professor, Anesthesiology, ZMC. ZMC Director Dr John Zohmingthanga proposed a vote of thanks.