KEM Hospital’s orthopaedic unit lift has been shut since Aug, forcing elderly patients to use stairs; BMC seeks report, SOP, and repairs expedited. KEM Hospital lift failure has forced elderly patients up stairs. BMC seeks a report, SOP and faster installation of a replacement lift. An elderly patient with a plastered leg was forced to climb the stairs at KEM Hospital's orthopaedic centre as its only lift underwent replacement, with no wheelchair.