Archive · 26 Dec 2025
KEM Hospital Opens Advanced Modular OTs
KEM Hospital in Mumbai has opened new, super-clean operation rooms made of steel.
These rooms have special air filters to keep them very clean and safe for patients.
The hospital can now do more heart transplants and other important surgeries.
The new rooms also help doctors get organs faster in emergencies.
This makes the hospital better at saving lives and taking care of very sick people.
KEM Hospital in Mumbai has opened new steel modular operation theatres for heart transplants and complex surgeries.
The OTs feature steel walls, laminar airflow, and HEPA filters to ensure cleanliness and reduce infection risks.
Special entry points allow direct transport of donor organs, minimizing delays in emergency transplants.
The upgrade strengthens the hospital's capacity for organ transplants and advanced surgical care.
Cardiac surgeries have already begun in the new facility following sterilization protocols.
- Who
- BMC-run KEM Hospital, Mumbai
- What
- Commissioned ultra-modern modular operation theatres
- When
- December 26 (commissioning), surgeries already commenced
- Where
- KEM Hospital, Mumbai
- Why
- To strengthen heart transplant and complex surgery services
- Hospital
- KEM Hospital, Mumbai
- Facility
- Ultra-modern modular operation theatres
- Purpose
- Heart transplants and complex surgeries
- Features
- Steel walls, laminar airflow, HEPA filters
- Benefits
- Improved hygiene, reduced infection risk, faster emergency access
- Impact
- Enhanced organ transplant and critical care services