Hand over mobile as ‘security’ for stretcher at Delhi's LNJP, wheel it yourself

Delhi's Lok Nayak Hospital requires patients to surrender their mobile phones as security for stretchers due to shortages and theft concerns. Patients expressed distress over being unreachable during emergencies, while hospital staff defended the practice, citing difficulties in monitoring stretchers amidst a high patient volume and porous security.

Hand over mobile as ‘security’ for stretcher at Delhi's LNJP, wheel it yourself
Delhi's Lok Nayak Hospital requires patients to surrender their mobile phones as security for stretchers due to shortages and theft concerns. Patients expressed distress over being unreachable during emergencies, while hospital staff defended the practice, citing difficulties in monitoring stretchers amidst a high patient volume and porous security.