By Badal Nur

DHAKA, Nov 5, 2024 (BSS) - A tight race of patients coming to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) for medical care forces many to get proper treatment lying on its floor as the patients rush almost occupy all of its beds every day.

A lot of sick persons wait to take treatment even staying on the DMCH floor as there are many specialist doctors and the patients get medicare at comparatively lower cost.

Badsha Mia came from Meherpur district, who was injured in a road accident and was admitted to the hospital at night of October 28. He didn't get a hospital bed as the BSS correspondent visited the hospital on November 1.

Badsha supposed to be 45 years old was seen being treated on the floor as one of his legs was broken in the road accident.

Her wife Noor Jahan said that her husband did not get a bed in the hospital despite many efforts.

She said: "We are very poor and we are not able to go to private hospital for treatment. So her husband was admitted to the hospital for proper treatment".

Abdur Rashid, from Gaibandha, was admitted to DMCH three days ago. He had head injury in a road accident. He was also seen being treated on the hospital floor.

Suruj Mia from Comilla came to the hospital with having stroke three days ago. He even did not get a bed and was being treated on the hospital floor.

Her wife Renujan said: "Her husband aged 60 was admitted to the hospital due to brain stroke. The doctors are giving proper treatment to her husband but the authority couldn't provide a bed by now".

A huge number of patients like Badsha Mia, Abdur Rashid take treatment on the floor of the hospital.
 
DMCH is touted as one of the major hospitals with 2600-bed in the country. But, over 500 admissions, 1300 emergency visits and 5000 patients at OPD per day left the hospital on grave challenge to provide the treatment, sources said.
The extra-ordinary pressure of patients often compels the authority to offer treatment many keeping on the floor, they added.