In response to the Covid-19 pandemic Indian Railways (IR) ramped up medical facilities besides adding new facilities in Railways Hospitals. A total of 78 oxygen generating plants have been installed and are functional in Railway hospitals. with work in progress on 17 more oxygen plants have been sanctioned and at different stages of commissioning. The number of beds in these hospitals for Covid treatment has been increased from 2539 to 3948 in IR’s 69 hospitals.
Total COVID beds have increased to 6972, ICU beds from 273 to 404, invasive ventilators from 62 to 3544, additional 449 non invasive ventilators and 129 high flow nasal oxygen machines. Also 3420 oxygen cylinders, were supplemented in Railway Hospitals.
HMIS (Hospital Management Information System) on IR- HMIS has been provided in 572 Hospitals & Health Units of Indian Railways in the last one year and the balance will be covered by March’22. Railway has provided Unique Medical Identity Card (UMID) to most of the employees and their family members. Till now 42.09 lakh UMID cards have been generated for Railway Medical Beneficiaries. UMID has also been linked to the National Health Id of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Indian Railways ran more than 899 Oxygen Express Trains have completed their journey and more than 36,840 Tonnes of liquid Oxygen has been delivered to the 15 states.Oxygen Express also delivered oxygen (3911.41 MT) for Bangladesh
Conversion of 4,176 coaches to serve as quarantine/isolation facilities: Out of 4,176 train coaches to serve as quarantine/isolation facilities for COVID-19 across the country, 324 Coaches have been deployed across States of Delhi, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Nagaland, Assam & Tripura as per demand by State Government.
