Archive · 28 Jul 2026
BMC Revives Jogeshwari Trauma Hospital CT Scanner
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) fixed a broken CT scanner at the Jogeshwari Trauma Hospital by using a spare part from an old CT scanner at Sion Hospital.
The scanner had been broken for four months, causing patients to go to other hospitals for scans.
The BMC's solution saved time and money.
The hospital does about 25-30 CT scans every day.
The CT scan costs Rs 1,200, which is cheaper than an MRI scan that costs Rs 2,500.
Sion Hospital is also getting a new CT scanner with help from private companies.
This will help more patients get timely treatment, especially during the monsoon season when there are more accidents.
BMC restored the CT scanner at Jogeshwari Trauma Hospital using a spare part from a scrapped CT scanner at Sion Hospital.
The scanner was non-functional for four months due to a failed component that needed to be imported.
The hospital performs 25-30 CT scans daily, crucial for trauma patients, especially during the monsoon season.
Patients were referred to other hospitals during the outage, increasing waiting times and treatment costs.
Sion Hospital confirmed the transfer of the spare part and is procuring a new CT scanner under the PPP model.
- Who
- Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)
- What
- Restored CT scanner at Jogeshwari Trauma Hospital using a spare part from Sion Hospital
- When
- After four months of non-functionality
- Where
- Jogeshwari Trauma Hospital, Mumbai
- Why
- To avoid delays in importing a new part and to restore critical diagnostic services
BMC's Resourcefulness
Private Sector Involvement
Resource Utilization
BMC's Resourcefulness
BMC demonstrated innovation by using a spare part from a scrapped CT scanner at Sion Hospital to restore the Jogeshwari Trauma Hospital's CT scanner, avoiding long delays and high costs of importing a new part.
Private Sector Involvement
Private sector involvement in healthcare can bring in advanced technology and efficient services, as seen in the planned procurement of a new CT scanner under the PPP model at Sion Hospital.
- Hospital
- Hindu Hriday Samrat Balasaheb Thackeray Trauma Hospital, Jogeshwari
- Issue
- CT scanner non-functional for four months
- Solution
- Used spare part from scrapped CT scanner at Sion Hospital
- Daily CT Scans
- 25-30
- CT Scan Cost
- Rs 1,200
- MRI Cost
- Rs 2,500
- Alternative Hospitals
- Cooper Hospital, Shatabdi Hospital, V.N. Desai Hospital
- PPP Model
- Sion Hospital procuring a new CT scanner under Public-Private Partnership