Dr Vikram Siddareddy, chairman and MD, United Hospital, said all ICU beds in his facility are already full and they are sending away at least 10 patients daily. Dr Siddareddy said once a patient is admitted to the ICU s/he needs to be treated for a minimum of 10 days. But with cases surging, the number of people requiring hospitalisation is far more than the number of beds. “It’s not about the number of beds or occupancy alone, but also availability of resources for the ICU,” said Pavankumar Malapati, Ballari DC. He said like other districts in North Karnataka, ICUs in Ballari too are near full capacity. “We can only provide oxygen should cases rise above occupancy limits. We are also hapless,” he said.
‘North Karnataka districts reel under shortage of ICU beds’, Times of India
