CritiCare Asia Multispeciality Hospital helps in saving the lives of four people by encouraging organ donation

by Suman Gupta

Mumbai, 21^st April 2022: CritiCare Asia Multispeciality Hospital, Kurla (off BKC) in Mumbai recently played an instrumental role in saving the lives of four people, by encouraging organ donation. The hospital counselled a critical patient and their family to opt for the noble cause. A team of doctors from external hospitals retrieved kidneys, lungs and liver from the donor giving new lease of life to critical patients waiting for transplants.

The donor was admitted to CritiCare Asia Multispeciality Hospital, Kurla(off BKC) for Intracranial Bleeding on 22^nd March 2022, but later succumbed to his illness and was declared brain dead on 26^th March 2022, post proper medical evaluation. The family of the donor was counselled for organ donation as per the defined protocol and his son agreed for the noble cause of donating the organs. The hospital informed ZTCC and connected with hospitals across the city. The consent was procured from the family members before the transplant procedure started.

The liver, kidneys and lungs were transplanted to other hospitals in the city. While liver saved 55 years old and lung saved 47 years old, whereas one kidney was transplanted to 56 years old and another to 31 years old.

Dr. Deepak Namjoshi, Director, CritiCare Asia Multispeciality Hospital said, “We are thankful to the family of the donor for this noble act. We have a highly motivated team of counselling experts who have played a significant role in counselling the donor’s kin and explaining them the importance of organ donation during their distressed time. There should be more awareness about organ donation because we still see people who are hesitant in donating organs. People should know organ donation is a noble cause where you are giving life to one or more critical patients who are in the waiting list for a long time.”

Ms. Masuuma Namjoshi, Director, CritiCare Asia Multispeciality Hospital said, “Organ donation rate in India is one of the lowest in the world. Nearly five lakh people die every year due to the unavailability of organs. A deceased organ donor can save up to 8 lives. Lack of awareness, is one of the primary reasons for the low organ donation rate. There’s an urgent need for creating awareness and encouraging people to donate organs.

About CritiCare Asia Multispeciality Hospital:CritiCare Asia Multi-Speciality Hospital, a name synonymous with quality Health care by professional doctors for over two decades was founded in 1999 by Dr. Deepak Namjoshi & Masuuma Namjoshi with the vision of “Your Health Our Concern”. The hospital is acknowledged as the center of medical excellence in the western suburbs for over 22 years. Over the years, CritiCare has developed unmatched trust with its patients on the basis of a strong foundation that includes the best medical expertise, state-of-the-art facilities, and excellent patient outcomes. CritiCare serves patients from all walks of life, both national and international, aligning with their Mission to ‘provide quality healthcare with transparency for all strata of society’. The hospital has the vision to be a competitive and quality healthcare solution provider.

The hospital is equipped with 24X7 Trauma care, ICU, ICCU, NICU, MICU, state of the art Operation Theatre for minor, major, and supra major surgeries, Cuvis Robot, Pathology & Diagnostic Centre and Stroke unit, Nephrology, Dialysis, Oncology Center, Transplant Center, Maternity Units, Blood Bank, Pharmacy, catering to all medical emergencies. It also provides services for Radiology, Sonography, Digital X-Ray, CT scan and 3T MRI, a technologically advanced Cath Lab for procedures like Angiography, Angioplasty, Pacemaker implantation, Open Heart surgery, and other specialized minimally invasive cardiac procedures to name a few.