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Sanglah Central General Hospital (RSUP Sanglah), Denpasar, Bali. (Antara/Ayu Khania Pranisitha/2021)/rst - 

Director of the Sanglah Central General Hospital (RSUP Sanglah) in Denpasar, Bali, Dr I Wayan Sudana ensured that beds and oxygen supply are available for COVID-19 patients.

"We have 205 beds in ICU and non-ICU rooms for COVID-19 patients. Our oxygen supply is available both in tank and liquid form," Sudana noted in a press release at Denpasar, Bali, today.

The doctor further confirmed that the RSUP Sanglah had 710 beds in total and had set aside 205 beds for COVID-19 patients segregated into ICU and non-ICU rooms.

Currently, the hospital's ICU rooms have 123 beds occupied by 94 patients. When converted to the Bed Occupancy Rate (BOR), RSUP Sanglah had 76.4 percent of the beds occupied.

Patients, with mild and moderate symptoms, occupy 61 beds from a total of 82 available beds. When converted to BOR, 74.4 percent of RSUP Sanglah’s non-ICU beds were occupied. Combined with the figure from ICU rooms, the BOR of RSUP Sanglah reached 75.6 percent.

"To support patients' recovery, we also need oxygen supply. We ensured until today that RSUP Sanglah had sufficient stocks of oxygen. We had two sources of oxygen from tanks and liquid supply," Sudana stated.

The doctor confirmed that the hospital had a supply of two oxygen tanks that lasted for two days and would be refilled at least every 48 hours.

According to a press release, RSUP Sanglah's daily needs of oxygen stood at 2,000-2,500 cubic meters (m3). Since the average supply doubled to 4,000-5,000 m3, oxygen supply is safe, and its distribution to patients is unhindered.

"We continue to monitor that this supply does not run out," he stated.

As the number of COVID-19 cases spiked in some regions in Indonesia, including Bali, since June 17, RSUD Sanglah has continued to prepare additional beds and oxygen supply.

"Daily monitoring would be conducted to avoid suboptimal services," Sudana noted while concluding his statement//ANT