Hospital in J&K receives 35 “Made in India” ventilators under PM-Cares
In a major initiative by the Indian government, under the Prime Minister's Citizens Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situation (PM CARES) fund as many as 35 "Made in India" ventilators have been provided to Jammu and Kashmir’s District Hospital, Udhampur, in the fight against coronavirus outbreak."The government has provided ventilator support to all district hospitals, on short notice. We will install them shortly", Dr Vijay Raina, Medical Superintendent of the District Hospital, Udhampur, said."Earlier ICUs with ventilators were available only in medical colleges. We use to refer to patients to other hospitals who have ventilators. When numbers started increasing, we faced difficulty when we had severely ill patients who need ventilator support. Now we can save them even here," he adde