It seems Sion hospital is testing the patience of patients. After mid-day's report on Tuesday that highlighted how one bed was being allotted to two patients (Heart patient at Sion hospital goes to pee, loses his bed), a patient took early discharge, after he complained to the hospital management about the issue, but no action was taken. Saeeda Khan, a member of the public health committee, and an NCP corporator, has also complained to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) about not getting foldable floor beds for patients as promised.

'I was worried'
Usman Sheikh, 51, was the cardiac patient admitted to Sion hospital for an angioplasty on December 17, and decided to take an early discharge. Talking to mid-day, Sheikh said, "I underwent angiography four days after admission. Later I was supposed to undergo angioplasty. But the situation is so horrible that no one can stay there. While talking to him, I found I was sharing the bed with an HIV-infected patient. Though it is not an airborne disease, I was still worried. What if I get pricked by a needle used for him? There is too much confusion in the ward due to overcrowding." HIV positive patients are supposed to be kept away from other patients, even if they share a ward. But patients are being forced to share beds due to construction work in the ward building.