Hong Kong – Public hospitals halt clinical use of two models of oxygen flowmeters

Feb 12, 2023 | International

Public hospitals halt clinical use of two models of oxygen flowmeters

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The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     The Hospital Authority (HA) spokesman made the following announcement today (February 12) to halt clinical use of two models of oxygen flowmeters in public hospitals:

     The HA has recently received safety notice from Therapy Equipment Limited, a medical device manufacturer, that two models of oxygen flowmeters manufactured by the company may have potential risk. When the flow rate setting is lower than two liters per minute, the flow of oxygen may reduce suddenly within a short period of time.

     The HA is very concerned about the incident and immediately contacted the supplier for more information and sought advice from experts of respiratory medicine of the HA. The experts recommended the HA to halt clinical use of the two models of oxygen flowmeters after assessing the potential risk of the incident posing to patients. Taking into consideration the advice of experts, the HA has halted clinical use of all flowmeters concerned. The two models, with a total number of around 4000 flowmeters have been distributed to different clusters.

     The supplier is urged to arrange replacement for all of the flowmeters concerned. Before the completion of replacement, public hospitals will substitute the flowmeters by alternative models or arrange patients in need to use oxygen concentrators. The HA has informed all healthcare staff of the arrangement, and has reminded them to stay vigilant to the condition of patients on oxygen therapy, and to make suitable adjustment on the oxygen flow rate according to patient’s condition. Having assessed the arrangement of replacing the flowmeters by alternative models or oxygen concentrators, the respiratory medicine experts believed that the arrangement can effectively reduce the risk of patients. The HA confirmed that no patients were affected in the incident. Public hospitals currently have enough alternative models of flowmeters and oxygen concentrators for substitution. The oxygen therapy and clinical services in public hospitals remain normal.
     
     The HA will stringently follow up the incident with the supplier in accordance with the contract requirements.

Ayush Hospitals Under NAM

Mar 19, 2021 | Health and Wellness

Under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM), there is a provision for setting up of upto 50 bedded integrated AYUSH hospitals and accordingly State/UT Governments including Rajasthan are eligible for financial assistance by submitting suitable proposal through their State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) as per the provision of NAM guidelines. The provision for IPD facility is also there in these hospitals. Further, under NAM 101 AYUSH Hospitals has been approved as per the proposals received from various State/UT Governments.

The State/UT-wise, district-wise details of approved upto 50 bedded integrated AYUSH hospital: –

S.No.

Name of the State/UT

Name of the District

Total

1.

Andaman & Nicobar Island

Port Blair

1

2.

Andhra Pradesh

Kakinada

1

Visakhapatnam.

1

3.

Assam

Goalpara District

1

Majuli District

1

4.

Bihar

Patna

1

5.

Chandigarh

Sector -34, Chandigarh

1

6.

Chhattisgarh

Jangir Champa

1

Mahasamund

1

Koria

1

Korba

1

Kanker

1

Narayanpur

1

Bijapur

1

Dantewada

1

7.

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

Silvasa

1

8.

Goa

North Goa.

1

South Goa

1

9.

Gujarat

Surender nagar

1

Bardoli

1

10.

Haryana

Panchkula

1

11.

Himachal Pradesh

Distt. Kullu, HP

1

Mandi

1

12.

Jammu & Kashmir

Kishtwar

1

Kupwara

1

Bilawar

1

Kulgam, Anantnag

1

13.

Jharkhand

Itki, Ranchi

1

14.

Karnataka

Gadag in Distt.Gadag

1

Mangalore

1

15.

Kerala

Chalakuddy, Thrissur Distt.

1

Mattannur, Kannur

1

16.

Lakshdweep

Kavaratti

1

17.

Maharashtra

Nandurbar

1

Sindhudurg

1

Pune

1

Ahmad Nagar

1

18.

Manipur

Moreh, Chandel District

1

Churancandpur district

1

Kwakeithel Konjeng Leikai

1

Kangpokpi Distt.

1

19.

Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal

1

Indore

1

Sehore

1

Chitrakoot

1

Mandleshwar (Khargaon Disstt.)

1

20.

Meghalaya

East Khasi Hills

1

Rhi Bhoi District,

1

21.

Mizoram

Aizawl District

1

22.

Nagaland

Noklak, Tuensang District

1

Razha, Chedema

1

Sapangya (Chungtia)

1

Yachem, Longleng

1

23.

Odisha

Dhenkanal Distt.

1

District Behrampur

1

Balasore

1

24.

Puducherry

Villanur District

1

Yanam District

1

25.

Punjab

Dyalpur sodhiaan,Zirakpur

1

Dunike Moga

1

26.

Rajasthan

Bhilwara

1

Ajmer

1

Churu

1

Bikaner

1

Jaipur

1

Sikar

1

27.

Sikkim

Gyalshing, West Sikkim

1

28.

Tamil Nadu

Theni District

1

Thiruvannamalai

1

Pudukkottai

1

29.

Telangana

Anantgiri, Vikarabad, Rangareddy Distt.

1

Bhupalpalli (V&M), Jayashankar Bhupalpalli District.

1

Ananthgiri, Vikrabad District

1

30.

Tripura

Paradise Chowmuhani, Agartala

1

Belonia, Tripura

1

31.

Uttar Pradesh

Bulandshahar

1

Bilhour, Kanpur

1

West Katli, Lucknow

1

Badrasi, Varanasi

1

Nawab Ganj, Baraily

1

Basti

1

Sirathu Koushambi

1

Sonbhadra

1

Orai Jalaun

1

Sant kabir Nagar,

1

Saharanpur

1

Deoria

1

Lalitpur

1

Amethi

1

Kanpur Dehat

1

Firozpur, Balia District

1

Maharajganj

1

Raibarelly

1

Agra

1

Baghpat

1

Fatehpur

1

32.

Uttrakhand

Haldwani

1

Jakhnidhar, Tehri

1

Tanakpur, Champawat

1

33.

West Bengal

Topsikhata, District Alipurduar.

1

Paschim District Midnapur

1

Total

101

The Minister of State (The Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy), Sh. Kiren Rijiju (Additional Charge) stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha here today.