Goa has reportedly been ranked as the top-performing state in healthcare among the north-east, hilly regions, and smaller states of India, according to the CareEdge State Ranking Report 2025. The state achieved this recognition through strong performances in various sectors, including financial, infrastructure, economic, and social development. Goa’s healthcare infrastructure surpasses that of many other states. Goa Medical College is central to the healthcare infrastructure that serves Goa and even the nearby states. It must be said that one of the primary needs of any hospital is the availability of beds for the patients. For any patient getting a hospital bed is the first step towards getting admission in the hospital and subsequent treatment. In government hospitals patients are being accommodated on stretchers and wheelchairs and even on the floor for lack of sufficient beds. It is learnt that there is an acute bed shortage plaguing the South Goa District Hospital. It does not seem proper for the government to push for a medical college or a nursing college on the top two floors of the district hospital when there is scarcity of beds for patients.
