Frustrated with the state of affairs, residents of KEM hospital took to social media to complain about the acute shortage of nurses and helpers in the wards. A video circulating in various social media platforms showed a ward with 35 patients who were being managed by three resident doctors since nurses and ward boys had allegedly not reported to duty.

In the video, a resident doctor says that there are no nurses or ward boys available to take the patients to the toilet or to give them drinking water referring to the condition of government hospitals as 'pathetic'. One of the residents from the hospital said that there has been tremendous pressure on them since the class IV workers which include nurses, ward boys and helpers have been working for fewer hours. "They have transportation issues and other complaints due to which they are not showing up to work. The entire load is on the residents and we are overburdened with work. Our job is to treat patients but instead we are changing their diapers and urine bags," said the resident.