After the abrupt closure of Bhagwati Hospital in the suburbs, railway accident victims were again being shunted around during the crucial golden hour after the tragedy. Activist Samir Zaveri is working to ensure that Sion Hospital, Nair Hospital and KEM are onboard to help Mumbai’s railway commuters

Moneylife Digital Team

Last week, media reports announced that Bhagwati Hospital in Mumbai’s suburbs, to which railway accident victims in the suburbs used to be rushed, had abruptly shut down. Media reports further said that the immediate consequence was that accident victims were being shunted from one hospital to another and often lost precious time or their lives, because of the uncertainty. Railway accident victims in the Mira Road to Virar stretch are either being sent to private hospitals or “stabilised” at the BMC-run Shatabdi Municipal Hospital in Kandivili or Bhagwati hospital in Borivali and then to bigger hospitals like KEM, Sion or Nair hospital at Mumbai Central for treatment. Unfortunately, the two municipal hospitals are not well equipped to deal with major injuries, while other bigger hospitals are reluctant to accept these patients.

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