Kalyan, 16 September 2021: Fortis Hospital, Kalyan successfully enabled Mumbai’s 28th cadaveric donation and retrieval of 2021, after the kin of a 34-year-old woman who died of clots in the brain vessels, consented to donate her organs. Extraordinary efforts amidst the ongoing COVID19 pandemic, between surgical and non-surgical teams, Nursing teams, Medical Social Workers & Police officials made this milestone possible, after the donor’s husband consented to organ donation.
Survived by two young children and her husband, the donor had suffered a Corticovenous Sinus Thrombosis, and she was subsequently declared brain dead. The patient family was counselled by the Medical Social Workers after which the patients husband consented to donate her organs; the Zonal Transplant Coordination Centre (ZTCC) was contacted immediately. A green corridor was created to transport the retrieved organs, that is the Heart, the Liver and Kidneys to hospitals across Mumbai. Despite the challenges arising out of the public health crisis, successful donor maintenance and organ retrieval was initiated at Fortis Hospital, Kalyan.
Led by Dr. Sandeep Patil, Chief Intensivist, Fortis Hospital, Kalyan, the donor maintenance protocol was successfully initiated, thereby enabling successful retrievals.
Speaking about the cadaveric organ donation, Dr Supriya Amey, Facility Director, Fortis Hospital, Kalyan, said, “As much as the story brings hope to the family of the patients who received a new lease of life today, it also speaks of the courage of the donor family who made the courageous decision to donate during their time of grief. We are grateful of the bereaved family who in their time of loss thought of giving back to the society. Their act of kindness marked Mumbai’s 28th cadaveric donation and transplant. Medical teams, ZTCC Mumbai, Medical Social Workers and Police, played a pivotal role in enabling this cadaveric organ donation, we are thankful to them”.
About Fortis Healthcare Limited:
Fortis Healthcare Limited – an IHH Healthcare Berhad Company – is a leading integrated healthcare services provider in India. It is one of the largest healthcare organisations in the country with 36 healthcare facilities (including projects under development), 4000 operational beds and over 400 diagnostics centres (including JVs). Fortis is present in India, United Arab Emirates (UAE) & Sri Lanka. The Company is listed on the BSE Ltd and National Stock Exchange (NSE) of India. It draws strength from its partnership with global major and parent company, IHH, to build upon its culture of world-class patient care and superlative clinical excellence. Fortis employs 23,000 people (including SRL) who share its vision of becoming the world’s most trusted healthcare network. Fortis offers a full spectrum of integrated healthcare services ranging from clinics to quaternary care facilities and a wide range of ancillary services.
For more information, please contact:
| Fortis Healthcare: | Avian WE: |
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| Ajey Maharaj – 98717 98573 ajey.maharaj@fortishealthcare.com Priya Bendre – 77385 70894 priya.bendre@fortishealthcare.com |
Abhishek Gholap - 7276720023 agholap@avianwe.com Sonika Zalpuri – 7755906486 sonika@avianwe.com |
