PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, Sept 3: In its efforts to combat Covid-19 and be future-ready, Tata Steel Foundation commissioned two state-of-the-art Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) Oxygen Plant at Tata Steel Hospital, Joda and Tata Steel Hospital, Noamundi in neighbouring West Singhbhum district.
Pressure swing adsorption is a technique used to separate some gas species from a mixture of gases under pressure.
Both the highly advanced oxygen plants became functional from Thursday evening.
Set-up by Tata Steel Foundation, both the PSA Oxygen Plants are spread over 550 sqft each in the area and have a capacity of 833 liters per minute.
Besides, the Oxygen Plants are the oxygen manifold and storage area for keeping filled and empty oxygen cylinders.
The PSA Oxygen Plants will not only make both the hospitals fully self-sufficient hospitals in terms of medical oxygen supply but will also enhance the medical facility by providing continuous oxygen support to all beds inside the hospitals with Medical Gas Pipeline Supply (MPGS).
These plants are a step ahead in the direction of ensuring that there is no shortage of medical oxygen for patients and this has also significantly increased the number of oxygen-supported beds in every hospital.
A similar plant spread over 726 sq ft. in the area with a capacity of 833 liters per minute was inaugurated in West Bokaro last month.
Plans are on for commissioning the next plant at Jharia.
Hospitals run by Tata Steel across operational areas have managed a large number of Covid-19 patients during the first and second waves as designated as Covid-19 dedicated centres, and have provided advanced medical care to community members.
Instituted on August 16, 2016 Tata Steel Foundation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Steel Limited.
With over 600 members, it is spread across 11 units and two states of Jharkhand and Odisha.
