Kolkata, Sep 28 (PTI) IIT Kharagpur’s Shyama Prasad Mookerjee Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (SPMSH) on Sunday successfully conducted its first surgery at its newly functional operation theatre, said a statement issued by the institute.

The procedure, led by senior surgeon Dr R K Behera, involved the removal of a foreign body under emergent conditions, it said.

The patient was discharged afterwards, underscoring the advanced day-care surgical services now available at the superspeciality hospital, the IIT Kharagpur statement said. Show Full Article

With the OT functional, SPMSH is set to rapidly scale up towards a 220-bed mission mode IPD hospital, expanding its surgical and speciality care capabilities, it said.

IIT Kharagpur Director Suman Chakraborty said, “It has been a

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