Mercedes-Benz India in association with the Bharat Vikas Parishad (BVP) to set up an oxygen plant at the Seth Tarachand Hospital in Pune, Maharashtra. The new oxygen plant will come with a capacity of 280 litres/min and is expected to support at least 200 beds in the hospital.
see photosMartin Schwenk, MD & CEO, MBI with BS Koshyari, Governor, Maharashtra at the opening ceremony
Mercedes-Benz India has announced a partnership with the India Development Council (BVP) to set up an oxygen plant at Seth Tarachand Hospital in Pune, Maharashtra. The new oxygen plant will come with a capacity of 280 litres/min and is expected to support at least 200 beds in the hospital. This facility can also help in hospital expansion in future and provide additional oxygen to other hospitals through cylinders. Mercedes-Benz India is financing 50 per cent of the cost of the plant, while the rest is raised by the India Development Council.
Mercedes-Benz India says the new facility will help boost oxygen stocks at a time when India is still reporting over 30,000 COVID-19 cases a day and a third wave is predicted to hit the nation soon . The plant was officially handed over to the hospital at a ceremony in the presence of Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and Mercedes-Benz India Managing Director and CEO Martin Schwenk.
This facility can also help in hospital expansion in future and provide additional oxygen to other hospitals through cylinders
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Commenting on the initiative, Martin Schwenk, Mercedes-Benz India Boss, said, “It is our endeavor to support the local community and authorities wherever possible and stand by them during the challenging times. Not only does Seth Tarachand Hospital support the current needs of the hospital but also help them for any future expansion.This is a long term project, which will support the local community even after the pandemic. “
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Earlier, in April 2020, Mercedes-Benz India had set up a temporary hospital with medical facilities and isolation wards for COVID-19 patients.
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This is not the first time the company has taken such an initiative. Earlier, in April 2020, when the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic hit India, Mercedes-Benz India had set up a temporary hospital with medical facilities and isolation ward for COVID-19 patients in Mhalunge-Ingle village of Chakan Khed near its manufacturing plant. At that time the company has also supported Grant Medical Foundation (Ruby Hall Clinic) by donating ventilators directly.
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