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MLA Ameet Satam Seeks Cooper Hospital Staff Training, Upgrades
MLA Ameet Satam said some patients at Cooper Hospital were being treated badly.
He asked hospital workers to receive training on how to communicate respectfully with patients.
He also said the hospital needs better equipment and more workers.
Digital X-ray machines have reportedly been delayed for almost two years.
Satam wants a planned chemotherapy centre to begin operating soon.
He also wants a separate ward for certain children who need admission.
The MLA requested more permanent security staff and a larger dialysis centre.
He further called for improvements to cleanliness and housekeeping.
MLA Ameet Satam described patient treatment at Dr RN Cooper Hospital as “despicable” and sought staff sensitisation and soft-skills training.
Satam urged the BMC to install delayed mobile and stationary digital X-ray machines and investigate the procurement delay.
He called for the proposed chemotherapy centre to open quickly and for a separate ward for out-born paediatric cases.
He requested permanent security personnel by October 1, 2026, additional staff within three months, and an increase in dialysis capacity from six to 20.
Satam also criticised cleanliness and upkeep, seeking a new housekeeping tender with stricter accountability requirements.
- Who
- Mumbai BJP president and MLA Ameet Satam, the BMC, and Dr RN Cooper Hospital staff.
- What
- Satam urged staff training, infrastructure improvements, faster equipment procurement, increased staffing, better security, and improved cleanliness at the hospital.
- Where
- Dr RN Cooper Hospital in Juhu, Mumbai.
- When
- The report is dated August 28, 2026; Satam requested permanent security personnel by October 1, 2026, and additional manpower within three months.
- Why
- Satam said patients were being treated in a “despicable” way and argued that better training, equipment, staffing, security, and facilities were needed.
Key facts
- Hospital
- Dr RN Cooper Hospital, a BMC-run hospital in Juhu
- Appeal made by
- Ameet Satam, Mumbai BJP president and MLA
- Main staff proposal
- Sensitisation, soft-skills training, and capacity-building for doctors, nurses, paramedical, security, and other staff
- X-ray equipment delay
- Digital radiography equipment was reportedly unavailable at Cooper and Sion hospitals for nearly two years
- Chemotherapy centre
- Satam called for the proposed centre to become operational immediately
- Dialysis capacity
- A request to increase capacity from six to 20
- Security deadline
- Permanent Maharashtra Security Force personnel requested by October 1, 2026
Quotes
Ameet Satam
Mumbai BJP president and MLA who raised concerns about Cooper Hospital with civic authorities
“A tender was floated for Mobile digital radiography machines in September 2024 and subsequently due to only one bidder, the municipal commissioner at that time gave instructions for re-tendering in April 2025. However, the department did not re-tender and the issue was kept pending until March 2026 when decision was made to buy all medical equipment related material on GEM portal”
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“As a result Cooper and Sion hospitals were deprived of the digital machines for two years. Immediate steps need to be taken to see to it that the same equipment is immediately brought in service and enquiry should be initiated for the delay”
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