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The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust celebrates
02/02/02 with free oxygen 'top-up'
The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust received its free oxygen
'top-up' today to mark oxygen day (02/02/02).
2nd February 2002 — The delivery was organised
by Air Products Plc, suppliers of medical oxygen to the
hospital. The company is giving all of its NHS hospital
customers in the UK a free oxygen top-up as part of its
oxygen day celebrations, aimed at highlighting the impact
that the oxygen has on people's lives.
In recent years, Air Products Plc has taken a leading role
in the modernisation of medical oxygen supply to NHS hospitals
and in services for home-based patients.
General Manager of Air Products - Medical Group, Tim MacLeod-Clarke
said, "Oxygen day is a fun way for us to highlight
the importance of O2. From the manufacture
of materials such as metals, glass, paper and chemicals
to its application in hospitals for patient ventilation,
emergency resuscitation and surgical procedures, oxygen
helps to sustain our modern lifestyles in many different
ways."
Demand for medical oxygen in the UK has risen by 15% in
each of the last three years, requiring new investment in
on-site storage facilities and related technologies. This
has included new, larger storage systems and the introduction
of telemetry, which is leading to fewer deliveries while
demand is rising. Air Products - Medical Group currently
supplies to more than 20% of NHS hospitals.
Air Products - Medical Group is part of Air Products and
Chemicals, Inc. (www.airproducts.com), a major international
gases group with annual revenues of more than $5.5 billion.
The company operates in over 30 countries and has over 17,500
employees. Based on many years experience of supplying the
European medical gases market, Air Products -Medical Group
is currently introducing new ideas, technologies and service
standards to the UK medical market.
Oxygen day
02/02 is "Oxygen Month", and to mark the impact
oxygen has on all our daily lives Air Products is highlighting
the unique date 02/02/02 with a series of activities for
its employees and customers across the globe. To learn more
about oxygen visit Air Products' special celebratory website
at www.airproducts.com/oxygen
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