Mumbai: The 11-storey tower at Bandra’s Bhabha Hospital, once envisioned as a beacon of hope for the city’s patients, now stands as a grim reminder of neglect.
While its towering façade symbolizes progress, inside, locked wards, missing doctors, and unused facilities tell a very different story. Families arriving in desperation find bolted doors and deserted corridors instead of the medical care they were promised.
Patients, including mothers with sick children and elderly citizens in urgent need of attention, are forced to climb floor after floor only to discover no staff or functioning services. What was meant to ease Mumbai’s healthcare burden has instead become a hollow shell, deepening the anguish of those seeking treatment.
The tower, built to embody the city’s commitment to better healthcare, has become a symbol of broken promises — a grand structure that looks like a hospital, but fails to serve as one.
