 InverSaint Lucia ISL is currently undertaking a full retrofit of one of its properties at the Viewport Industrial Estate for the purpose of the installation of an oxygen-generating plant. St. Jude Hospital in Viewport recently installed the oxygen-generating plant to cover the demand previously supplied by import. The management of St. Jude Hospital approached InverSaint Lucia for space and the agency agreed. The process includes complete renovations and ISL has installed infrastructure for auxiliary, water, office space, bathrooms, windows and other necessary installations for the plant. The cost to retrofit this space including electrical infrastructure and general works will be approximately $245,000. InverSaint Lucia will also provide the building rent-free to St. Jude Hospital for a period once works are completed at the end of November. The new generating plant will help with issues associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, which causes severely ill patients to need oxygen. The plant is expected to cut waiting time for imports and eliminate supply shortages. When the plant is fully functioning, St. Jude Hospital will no longer need to import oxygen to meet its demand.