HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency has taken steps to secure a consistent supply of liquid oxygen from the mainland to the state in order to meet the increased demands brought upon by the recent COVID-19 case-count surge.
HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency has taken steps to secure a consistent supply of liquid oxygen from the mainland to the state in order to meet the increased demands brought upon by the recent COVID-19 case-count surge.
Working in coordination with state partners, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Matson Shipping and medical gas producers AirLiquide and Matheson Tri-Gas, an expedited sea lift has been organized and is currently underway, departing from Los Angeles.
Two International Organization of Standardization containers suitable to transport medical-grade oxygen, containing approximately 3,500 gallons, are expected in today. Another two containers are scheduled for arrival by Wednesday, Sept. 8. Depleted containers will be flown back to the mainland for refilling before shipping back to Hawai‘i, creating a rotating supply for use across the state.
Additional containers are being sought for lease, procurement or retrofitting for medical-grade oxygen, and other oxygen generators are being pursued in order to expand this rotation of a critical resource. Local gas-producing facilities have also enhanced their output of liquid oxygen to fortify the supply available in the state.
Additional conservation efforts by hospitals and medical facilities across the state, mandated by Gov. David Ige’s latest executive order, have made immediate impacts to the current daily consumption statewide of medical-grade oxygen, which is 99% pure, and which has increased approximately 250% since the beginning of August.
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