No private hospital bed for poor patients

Hospitals run by the private sector are blatantly ignoring the mandatory 10 percent free bed allocation for the needy.

Gyanumaya BK had been suffering from severe backaches for a while. The resident of Pokhara-15, BK visited the Metrocity Hospital in Srijanachowk seeking treatment five months ago. The 69-year-old, who works as a labourer, has already spent over Rs50,000 on follow-up checkups and medications.