CMCH Equipped With 2 Generators

Coimbatore Medical College Hospital equipped with two generators has sought two more high capacity generators to tide over the power crisis. The Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) that receives hundreds of outpatients each day besides treating more than thousand inpatients also suffers because of power cuts. CMCH was given a feeder line from the Ukkadam sub-station for ensuring round-the-clock power supply. As a result, the hospital largely escapes the power cuts that the rest of Coimbatore reels under. The hospital authorities admitted that CMCH was spared from power cuts as power supply had a crucial role in health care.

However, with the power crisis going beyond manageable limits even the exclusive feeder goes off sometimes as the TNEB officials have to stop supply for a few minutes to switch over lines and feeders while they shut down power in other areas. When ever there is a power cut, the authorities manage with minimum lights and use only minimum number of fans. Lights in common areas go off during power cuts leaving the hospital premises dark. V. Kumaran, Dean (in charge) of the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital, said that the hospital was equipped with two generators and one with a capacity of 100 KVA and the other of 125 KVA.

These generators have adequate sanction for diesel for switching over to captive power when ever there was a power cut. They ensured uninterrupted power supply for operation theatres, drug stores, labs, x-ray machine and scan machines. Hence, power supply for emergency services was always maintained. However, the house surgeons hostel and quarters inside the hospital do get power supply during power cuts, he said. The feeder from Ukkadam sub-station was vital to preserve the bodies kept at the mortuary, he added. In order to have uninterrupted power supply, CMCH has given a proposal to the Government seeking two more generators with a capacity of 250 KVA each.

The proposal is expected to materialise shortly. The authorities can then ensure proper cabling and round-the-clock power supply for the entire premises. In the case of private hospitals all of them were equipped with high capacity generators. These hospitals don’t mind spending on diesel for running the generators. Compared to the cost of electricity, the hospitals incurred at least 200 per cent more expenditure on diesel. The increase in cost of ensuring power supply would invariably reflect on the bills raised on the patients, says marketing executives of private hospitals.

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