Bengaluru starts 'Search My Bed' portal for Covid patients

The BBMP and the state government have come up with a new plan to prevent bed blocking. Minister of Medical Education Dr K. Sudhakar inaugurated the 'Search My Bed' portal through a virtual event. MP Tejasvi Surya and BBMP Commissioner Gaurav Gupta were also present during the virtual event.

Bengaluru: The BBMP and the state government have come up with a new plan to prevent bed blocking. Minister of Medical Education Dr K. Sudhakar inaugurated the 'Search My Bed' portal through a virtual event. MP Tejasvi Surya and BBMP Commissioner Gaurav Gupta were also presented during the virtual event.

In light of the Covid surge in Bengaluru, private hospitals have started to display 'No Beds Available' signboards. Due to this patients are struggling to get admission to the city's hospitals. Therefore, PHANA-Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes association has started the initiative 'Search my Bed' portal.

Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya said this facility had to be made during the first wave of covid. But it has started now. Real-time bed availability status is necessary for this digital era. This portal was made in just 10 days. This portal should be helpful to the public by giving information about real-time bed availability.

Dr K Sudhakar said. "I am very happy to inaugurate PHANA's 'Search my Bed' portal. This scheme especially made for covid patients. Technology made our life so easy. We vaccinated using the covid software". The minister further added, "Our health sector is using various technologies. So these technologies are helping us to face many difficulties. This portal also helps people to know about bed availability. This portal helps to save patient's precious time. So, I would like to thank PHANA for this portal."

What is the 'Search my Bed' portal:

Private hospitals which are registered under the Karnataka Private Medical Establishments (KPME) Act will upload information about beds available and filled beds in their hospitals. So people can easily know about how many beds are empty in which hospital. They can also find out how many ICU beds and ventilators are available. This portal currently made for Bangalore residents only. Bed information of private hospitals in other districts will be available in the coming days.

More than 90 hospitals are already providing information on bed availability through this portal. Hospital staff are being trained to upload information on the portal. There will be information on covid Beds at present and the availability of Non-covid Bed information will be uploaded in the coming days.

How to use this portal:

People can go to that website - www.searchmybed.com through their mobile, laptop and computer. There is a search option and if you press the button you will get a hospital list, which will show how many beds are available and how many are filled. Then you can contact the hospital staff for admission.