Vishalini was hospitalised on October 26 and discharged last month
BENGALURU: One-year-old Vishalini overcame acute Covid-19 pneumonia after a 74-day battle and was discharged last month. Her family, which has limited means, spent nearly Rs 6 lakh on medicines during her stay in Rainbow Children’s Hospital, a private facility in Marathahalli, and currently doesn’t have the money to pay for her next chest X-ray.
This has prompted questions as the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) had referred Vishalini to this hospital and the state government is supposed to cover the full treatment cost of all such cases. A senior civic official said that the hospital erred by not raising the full treatment bill with the government. A doctor at the hospital provided a different account, saying authorities released only a part of the funds, forcing it to launch a crowdfunding effort.