Private hospitals must display bed availability Updated: Updated: They must also set up help desk counters Share Article They must also set up help desk counters With several COVID-19 patients finding it difficult to get beds in hospitals, the State government on Saturday directed all private hospitals to mandatorily display details on availability of beds, allocation, and availability of essential medicines. They have also been directed to establish help desk counters. The second wave has seen more people seeking beds, especially oxygenated beds, and there have multiple cases of people not being able to find them. Lack of a transparent bed allocation system in private hospitals is cited as one of the reasons.