- Five organs were harvested and donated to multiple hospitals to save several lives
- Faith in humanity was restored by the family in showing immense courage and strength in donating the organs
- Marengo CIMS Hospital expresses its heartfelt gratitude to the family who opted for the noble act of organ donation
NE HEALTH BUREAU
AHMEDABAD, AUG 12
Healthcare major Marengo CIMS Hospital prevailed over a family to donate organs of their deceased kin and save 4 lives, restore sight to one.
In an exemplary humanitarian act of nobility, a family which lost a young member to brain stroke decided to donate his organs to save several lives.
Jayeshbhai Patel, aged 35 years, was a factory worker in Ahmedabad. While working he collapsed and moving through various hospitals, the patient was brought to Marengo CIMS Hospital where he was declared “brain-dead”.
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The family rose above their grief and sorrow to embrace humanity and donate the deceased family member’s organs to save four lives and restore the sight of one. Patient’s one kidney, two lungs, 2 corneas and one liver was retrieved and donated to patients over 4 states. This was a show of immense courage and strength by the family to restore faith in humanity. Post the retrieval process, the organs were reached to patients over four states. At Marengo Asia Healthcare, we believe every minute counts, every life matters. The importance of timely decisions taken in organ donation is paramount in contributing significantly to saving lives.
With Marengo CIMS Hospital armed with multiple organ transplant programs such as heart, lungs, kidney, and liver, the hospital is fast emerging as a preferred destination for organ transplants in India.
Dr Raajiv Singhal, Founding Member, MD & CEO, Marengo Asia Healthcare said, “Marengo Asia Healthcare expresses our heartfelt gratitude to the patient’s family who went beyond their intense grief to think of several other patients whose lives could be saved by their act of organ donation. Our gratitude to many more such families who overcome their sorrow to save many lives by donating organs of their deceased family member. Many patients die every year due to lack of organ donation. Organ donation can save 5,00,000 lives in India each year. When families come forward with such humanitarian act, the fact that organ donation is picking up is reiterated. We encourage people to become a part of such humanitarian acts that can save thousands of lives every year.”
Dr Prashant Deshmukh, Facility Director, Marengo CIMS Hospital says, “The State of Gujarat has always been known for its generosity and social consciousness. And this act of the family of Mr. Jayesh Patel reinforces the same. We are extremely humbled by this selfless act. Marengo CIMS is highly committed to the organ donation drive and is always ready to enable and help those who are willing to further the cause of organ donation.”
The patient’s family said, “We realized the enormity of the number of lives that could be saved with this simple act of organ donation. We are encouraged by the fact that Nandkishore will live through the people who have received his organs.”
With increased organ donation we can save more and more lives. India happens to be one of the top countries in organ transplant in the world and yet, we lag our western counterparts. In India, a huge disparity between demand of organs for saving lives and the organs donated is witnessed consistently. The increasing numbers in organ donation in India is just about picking up, the awareness having been low and other reasons working as deterrents being religious beliefs, spiritual beliefs, and a negative mindset towards organ donation. The recent increase has been an outcome of increased awareness on the noble act.
