SMS Hospital Transplants Stalled: Files Locked, Doctors In Private Practice As 11 Patients Wait
Severe medical negligence at Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital in Jaipur has left eleven patients awaiting critical kidney transplants. Despite having ready donors and required
Severe medical negligence at Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital in Jaipur has left eleven patients awaiting critical kidney transplants. Despite having ready donors and required police clearances, surgeries were stalled for weeks after the head of the nephrology department retired, leaving patient files locked in his room. The crisis exposes a severe shortage of medical professionals in Rajasthan, which reportedly has only six nephrology professors across government hospitals.
Allegations suggest that government doctors are neglecting their official duties to prioritize lucrative private practice, forcing desperate patients into an endless cycle of dialysis. Families of patients have been living in nearby shelters, enduring extreme physical and financial trauma. The situation reflects broader systemic issues in the state's healthcare department, compounded by recent deaths of pregnant women in Kota and Bikaner due to kidney failure.
Following media intervention, hospital authorities hurriedly opened the locked room and initiated the delayed administrative processes. Subscribe to India Today for NEW VIDEOS EVERY DAY and make sure to enable Push Notifications so you'll never miss a new video. All you need to do is PRESS THE BELL ICON next to the Subscribe button! India Today TV is India's leading English News Channel.
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