31-year-old with single-digit oxygen saturation dies struggling to find a bed

A 31-year-old resident of Shivajinagar in Bengaluru died early on Saturday after being denied admission by two hospitals, prompting the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to order an inquiry.Au

A 31-year-old resident of Shivajinagar in Bengaluru died early on Saturday after being denied admission by two hospitals, prompting the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to order an inquiry. Authorities at Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Hospital in Vasanth Nagar and the hospital’s branch in Girinagar did not admit the patient although ICU bed allotment was done through the State’s 108 centralised bed allotment portal. Mohammed Ismail from the Emergency Response Team (ERT), a volunteer group, who coordinated all through the night’s ordeal, said the case showed that bed shortage was again becoming an issue. “There is no guarantee of their availability even when bed allotment is done through the government,” he said.