Wednesday, September 29, 2010

DZODZE CATHOLIC HOSPITAL INSTALS OXYGEN PLANT (PAGE 46, SEPT 29, 2010)

The Saint Anthony’s Catholic Hospital at Dzodze in the Ketu North District of the Volta Region has installed its own oxygen-generating plant. With the facility in place, the hospital can generate its own oxygen needs without going to L’ air Liquide in Tema for its supplies.
To man the plant, two technical staff of the hospital have been trained by the Medico Engineering and Supplies Ltd in Koforidua in the Eastern Region which supplied and installed the plant.
The plant was handed over to the hospital authorities at the weekend.
At the handover ceremony, Mr Mac-Okorwu, the Sales and Marketing Executive of Medico-Engineering said the plant, which cost GH¢84,000.00 was provided with a credit facility.
He said the hospital entered into a contractual agreement with them after they had been briefed on it.
The plant, called, MODULO2 , made in France, will be ready for use anytime oxygen was needed for operations.
The Medical Superintendent of the hospital, Dr William Gyan-Dwamena, received the plant and expressed the hospital’s satisfaction and its ability to acquire the facility.
Dr Gyan-Dwamena said the plant would save the hospital much time and expense in acquiring oxygen for their operations.

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