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BENGALURU: Although most hospitals in the city are equipped with neonatal, paediatric and childcare units, one seldom comes across a dedicated full-fledged geriatric care unit. Chairman of geriatric medicine at Manipal Hospitals, Dr Anoop Amarnath said, "The primary reason is the lack of trained professionals. "He added that the lack of trained doctors in geriatric care was a concern across the country. Senior vice-president of operations (South) at Columbia Asia Hospitals Dr Sunil Rao said, "Setting up a geriatric care unit does not help in revenue generation at private hospitals. Given the change in our country's demographic profile, it's imperative that we act quickly to make geriatric care a mandatory part of our medical curriculum..