The Need For Oxygen Cylinders At The Simeulue Aceh Hospital Soared, Every Month Around 340 Units

Documentation - Refilling officers unload oxygen cylinders for medical needs (ANTARA)

ACEH - The Simeulue District General Hospital (RSUD), Aceh, consumes hundreds of oxygen cylinders every month during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Director of Simeulue Hospital Farhan said the monthly oxygen demand ranges from 300 to 340 tubes.

"The use of oxygen is not only for COVID-19 patients, but also for patients diagnosed with other diseases that require oxygen," said Farhan in Simeulue, Antara, Tuesday, March 8.

Regarding the availability of oxygen at the only hospital in the archipelago, Farhan said it was sufficient, especially for the needs of handling COVID-19 patients.

"The supply of oxygen in this hospital is relatively sufficient. Moreover, Simeulue Hospital has an oxygen filling machine that is always ready to operate," said Farhan.

Simeulue Regency is the outermost archipelago in Aceh Province. Simeulue Island is in the Indian Ocean which is about 180 nautical miles from the west coast of Sumatra Island.

Simeulue Regency is a division of West Aceh Regency since 1999. Simeulue Regency has 10 sub-districts with 138 gampongs or villages inhabited by around 80 thousand people.