Patient with fractured leg forced to drag himself up staircase in Mumbai's KEM hospital due to non-functional lift; Mayor seeks report

Mumbai, Nov 12 (UNI) A shocking incident of a patient with a fractured leg being forced to drag himself up a staircase at the civic-run King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital in Mumbai has exposed serious lapses in patient management, with the only lift in the hospital's orthopaedic building remaining non-functional for more than two months. Taking serious cognisance of the incident, Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde on Thursday has sought a detailed report from the hospital administration and questioned why alternative arrangements were not made to prevent patients, particularly those with fractures and restricted mobility, from facing such hardship. The incident…