Lokayukta flags ICU lapses, private ambulance nexus at Victoria Hospital

Six ICU beds lying unused due to non-functional ventilators, the presence of expired medicines in the critical care unit, and the alleged role of private ambulance operators and middlemen in diverting patients have been flagged by the Karnataka Lokayukta following a probe into functioning at Victoria Hospital.The findings emerged from a surprise inspection ordered during a suo motu proceeding initiated on complaints of patient exploitation within the hospital premises. The inspection report note...