Liquid Oxygen Plant Operational at Sushil Koirala Cancer Hospital

Nepalgunj. A liquid oxygen plant has been brought into operation at Sushil Koirala Cancer Hospital located in Khajura Bazaar, Banke. The oxygen plant, which had been installed but not operated for a long time, was brought into operation from Friday, informed the hospital's Executive Director Dr. Niraj Bhattarai. The plant, with a capacity of twenty kiloliters, has been brought into operation by filling eighteen kiloliters of liquid oxygen. He said that with the hospital's own plant coming into operation, the hassle of transporting oxygen in cylinders every day has been removed. He said, "Now, with this plant starting, it can also be stored." According to Dr. Bhattarai, a separate pharmacy has been operated in the chemo ward, and radiology and laboratory diagnosis services have also started from the same building. The oxygen plant was installed at Khajura Cancer Hospital in coordination with the Ministry of Health and with financial assistance from USAID. Executive Director Bhattarai mentioned that a patient waiting home will be brought into operation soon in coordination with the Lions Club. The hospital, built by the public at the level of religious rituals, was handed over to the federal government in 2072 BS. Although the federal government has taken full ownership, the hospital has been operating with temporary, contract, and daily wage health workers due to the non-approval of the hospital's staffing until now. The hospital has been providing services to cancer patients from Lumbini, Karnali, and Sudurpaschim provinces. The hospital is located about 10 kilometers west of Nepalgunj Bazaar.