Hubballi, Nov 1: Major and Medium Industries Minister, Jagadish Shettar alleged here on Saturday that in the name of Corona treatment/managements, many private hospitals in the state have fleeced the Covid 19 Patients.
Government Hospitals like Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) Hubballi Rendered invaluable Service and selflessly and successfully treated Covid 19 affected cases.
Addressing at a function while jointly handing over 200 Portable AQovent Ventilators, Indigenously Manufactured and donated Aequs Company in Belagavi District to KIMS Hubballi, he said that in the name of Corona Package, the Managements of the Private Hospitals, initially neglected and did not even accept the Covid 19 Patients.
Though not all of them, unfortunately the attitude of many Private Hospitals towards Covid 19 patients during the pandemic were unbecoming of their profession, he said.
According to the details, the AQovent Ventilator, Indigenously manufactured by AEQus Company in Belagavi, is a Mechanical Resuscitator sourced by a Licenced design from the University of Illinois, USA to provide immediate medical support without much hassle.
It is non-Electrical and oxygen driven resuscitator that provides pressure limited flow controlled emergency Ventilator. The Automatic device functions as a primary respirator while transporting a patient from Ward to Ward, Hospital to Hospital and even in an Air Ambulance. The device must be used only under the supervision of the qualified Medical staff and once connected, the patient must not be left alone until the device is disconnected, a spokesman of the manufacturing company said.
According to Mr. Praveen Kumar C Naik, Chief Medical officer of the Manufacturing company, the imported Ventilator of the Similar Type cost nearly Rupees one lakh, while the basic production cost of their product cost is only Rupees Eight thousand per unit. The company is planning to explore the possibility of exporting the product in future, he added.
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