'Climbed 24 steps to reach washroom': RG Kar hospital cardiac patient walks to toilet, collapses in son’s arms, dies

A 60-year-old cardiac patient died after walking 40 metres and climbing stairs to reach a pay-and-use toilet from the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital's trauma care unit. This incident, following a similar death three days prior, highlights the severe lack of patient facilities at the government-run hospital.

'Climbed 24 steps to reach washroom': RG Kar hospital cardiac patient walks to toilet, collapses in son’s arms, dies
A 60-year-old cardiac patient died after walking 40 metres and climbing stairs to reach a pay-and-use toilet from the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital's trauma care unit. This incident, following a similar death three days prior, highlights the severe lack of patient facilities at the government-run hospital.