Bed allocation: Notices issued to 5 private hospitals
The Hindu
They failed to hand over 50% of beds for treatment of COVID-19 patients under government quota
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), on Sunday, slapped show cause notices on five private hospitals for failing to hand over 50% of the beds for treatment of COVID-19 patients under government quota. After visiting Vikram Hospital on Millers Road, Fortis Hospital on Cunningham Road, Baptist Hospital on Ballari Road, Columbia Asia Hospital at Hebbal, and Aster CMI Hospital at Hebbal, Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta directed health officials to immediately issue notices. These private hospitals have 24 hours to respond to the notices. The civic chief has warned private medical facilities to hand over 50% of the beds, else face action, including closure of the facility.More Related News