JAMMU, Feb. 18 -- The Government on Wednesday informed the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly that 219 out of 877 ventilators installed in hospitals across the Union Territory are currently non-functional, highlighting significant gaps in critical care infrastructure.
In a written reply to National Conference MLA Shamim Firdous, Health and Medical Education Minister Sakina Itoo said that while 658 ventilators are operational, 219 remain out of order.
Providing institution-wise details, the Minister stated that Government Medical College Jammu and its associated hospitals have 320 ventilators, of which 209 are functional and 111 are non-functional. At SMHS Hospital Srinagar, eight ventilators are not working, while 44 ventilators in as...