Lokmat News Network
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar:
A 6-year-old boy, whose condition did not improve despite spending nearly Rs 3 lakh in just 14 days at private hospitals, was given a new lease of life at the Government medical college and hospital . Not for a day or two, but after relentless efforts for as many as 62 days, doctors successfully pulled the child back from the jaws of death. Remarkably, the entire treatment was provided free of cost.
The child, Rajveer Ashok Atole (resident of Deulgaon Raja, district Buldhana), was hit by a two-wheeler on January 11 while walking with his mother. He suffered severe head injuries in the accident. His family initially admitted him to a private hospital in Jalna and later shifted him to another hospital, but there was no improvement in his condition.
He was then admitted to GMCH on January 23. Upon examination, doctors found bleeding in his brain, which had caused swelling. An emergency surgery was performed immediately. He remained on a ventilator for seven days. Overall, he was treated at GMCH for 62 days, out of which 52 days were spent in the ICU. As his condition improved, he was later shifted to the surgery ward.
Under the guidance of dean Dr Shivaji Sukre, the team included neurosurgeon Dr Manoj Bhuktar, surgery department head Sarojini Jadhav, Dr Suresh Harbade, Dr Manish Malani, Dr Pankaj Vairagad, Dr Siddharth Jain, Dr Amol Pathak, anaesthesia department head Dr Gayatri Tadwadkar, ophthalmology head Dr Archana Ware, paediatrics head Dr Prabha Khaire, along with Mangal Rathod, Dheeraj Jadhav, and teams from the surgery, paediatrics, ophthalmology, and anaesthesia departments.
GMCH gave a new life
“Because of GMCH, my child has got a new life. After 62 days of treatment, he is now being discharged from the hospital. We had already spent Rs 3 lakh in private hospitals.”
— Vanita Atole, mother of the child
Photo caption:
The child who recovered after 62 days of treatment, along with doctors at GMCH.