It may be just what the doctor ordered. This paper’s report said that Sion hospital’s redevelopment project is set to include dormitories for relatives accompanying admitted patients. This means offering dedicated accommodation instead of people literally sleeping in hospital corridors. The proposed facility is expected to benefit thousands who travel to Mumbai for treatment at the city’s major civic hospitals.

The new plan to establish dormitories for those accompanying patients admitted to Sion Hospital may become a turning point in the city’s public health sector, and that is a welcome blueprint. In a space-starved city, where rents reach vertigo-inducing heights, it is simply impossible for relatives to afford staying close to Sion Hospital as their loved ones undergo treatment.