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From the Hindu:
"The Government General and Chest Hospital, Erragadda, is not able to provide ventilator facilities to its patients despite having three such life-saving machines.

Doctors cannot use the devices, thanks to the lack of a proper building to house them. The hospital is devoid of internal pipelines to supply oxygen to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), where the ventilators are kept.

Also, the hospital has no dedicated power lines to support high-end medical equipment. In addition, there is shortage of anaesthetists who have to be present round the clock in the ICU to monitor patients who are on ventilator support. Till recently, there were 11 anaesthetists, but the number has dwindled to just two, authorities say.

As a result, patients who need ventilator support are referred to Osmania General Hospital (OGH) and Gandhi Hospitals.