Row over bed reservation for COVID patients under government quota
The Hindu
Private hospitals are concerned on whether govt. will pay for beds if they remain unused
Private hospitals in Karnataka are again in a confrontation with the State Health Department over reserving 50% beds for government-referred COVID-19 patients.
Although the State Government has directed private hospitals to reserve 50% beds for government quota COVID-19 patients, private hospital managements said it may take a couple of weeks to begin the system as they already have other non-COVID patients admitted.
While the hospitals are not against setting aside beds for the government-referred patients, their main concern is whether the government will pay for the beds if they remain unused.
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