Sree Chitra Hosp Reschedules Surgeries as Device Shortage Disrupts Medical Services

The Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) has postponed several non-emergency neuro-interventional procedures due to a shortage of essential devices, sparking major inconvenience for patients and political backlash.

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According to a statement from the hospital, the rescheduling is due to an ongoing effort to streamline the procurement process for interventional devices. While cardiology procedures, including paediatric interventions, will continue as planned, neuro and peripheral interventional surgeries have been suspended starting Monday.

As a result, five urgent interventional surgeries and two neuro procedures have been indefinitely delayed, affecting patients from Tamil Nadu and other regions referred to the institute.