JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday informed the Assembly that 219 ventilators are defunct across 10 Government Medical Colleges and the Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) in the Union Territory.
In a written reply to a starred question raised by MLA Shamim Firdous, Health and Medical Education Minister Sakina Itoo shared hospital-wise details of functional and non-functional ventilators in Government Medical Colleges (GMCs), their associated hospitals and other major health institutions, including Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS).
Out of a total of 877 ventilators installed across these facilities, 658 are functional while 219 are currently non-functional, the data tabled in the House showed.
According to the figures, GMC Jammu and its associated hospitals have 320 ventilators, of which 209 are functional and 111 are defunct. GMC Srinagar’s SMHS Hospital has 76 ventilators, with 68 functional and eight non-functional, while its other associated hospitals account for 173 ventilators, including 44 that are not working.
At GMC Anantnag and its associated hospitals, only 10 ventilators are functional against 26 defunct units, out of a total of 36.
GMC Baramulla reported two non-functional ventilators out of 41, GMC Doda has 10 defunct units out of 27 installed, GMC Kathua reported two non-functional ventilators out of 52, GMC Rajouri three out of 54, while GMC Udhampur reported all 39 ventilators to be functional. GMC Handwara also reported all six ventilators as operational.
At SKIMS, Soura, 13 out of 53 ventilators were reported to be non-functional. — (PTI)