💨 Abstract

The West Bengal government has linked five medical colleges in Kolkata with a central referral system and started a digital bed vacancy monitor at NRS Medical College. These steps were made in response to demands by junior doctors, following the rape and murder of an on-duty medic. The central referral system allows hospitals in rural areas to requisition city beds through a portal, while the digital bed vacancy monitor displays the number of occupied and available beds in different departments.

Courtesy: theprint.in