Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Mumbai BMC Hospitals Face Scrutiny Over Patient Care
Officials inspected three Mumbai hospitals after concerns about patient care.
At Rajawadi Hospital, three newborn deaths were reported on the same day.
The hospital said two babies had died before birth and a third died about two hours after a C-section delivery.
It also said the patients arrived late for treatment.
Harish Bhandirge told officials to provide emergency care quickly and follow medical rules.
Mayor Ritu Tawde checked the Jogeshwari Trauma Care Hospital and spoke with patients.
She ordered better food and asked for more staff and full-time neurosurgery doctors.
Amit Satam separately asked for better-trained staff and improved facilities at Cooper Hospital.
Health Committee chairman Harish Bhandirge reviewed three newborn deaths reported at Rajawadi Hospital in one day.
Rajawadi Hospital said two fetuses died in the womb and a third newborn died after developing bradycardia following delivery.
Mayor Ritu Tawde inspected Jogeshwari Trauma Care Hospital and ordered improvements to food, staffing and neurosurgery services.
Patients at the trauma hospital were asked about staff behaviour, medicines, cleanliness and food quality.
BJP MLA Amit Satam sought staff training, additional security and infrastructure upgrades at Cooper Hospital.
- Who
- BMC health officials, Mayor Ritu Tawde, Health Committee chairman Harish Bhandirge and BJP MLA Amit Satam were involved in reviews or demands concerning Mumbai hospitals.
- What
- Officials inspected hospitals and reviewed concerns about newborn deaths, delayed treatment, staff behaviour, food, staffing and inadequate facilities.
- When
- The inspections and demands followed reports of three newborn deaths at Rajawadi Hospital in one day; no specific date is given.
- Where
- Rajawadi Hospital, Jogeshwari Trauma Care Hospital and Cooper Hospital in Mumbai.
- Why
- The actions followed scrutiny over patient-care delays, alleged staff misbehaviour and shortages or inadequacies in hospital facilities.
Hospital Explanations And Official Measures
Patient Complaints And Reform Demands
Causes of Rajawadi deaths
Hospital Explanations And Official Measures
Rajawadi Hospital said two fetuses died in the womb and that the third newborn developed bradycardia after delivery; it also said the patients arrived late for treatment.
Patient Complaints And Reform Demands
The deaths prompted Harish Bhandirge to demand timely emergency care and strict adherence to medical protocols.
Staff behaviour
Hospital Explanations And Official Measures
Mayor Ritu Tawde sought patient feedback on doctors’ and nurses’ behaviour during her inspection.
Patient Complaints And Reform Demands
Amit Satam alleged that some Cooper Hospital staff behaved rudely and disrespectfully and called for soft-skills and communication training.
Hospital facilities
Hospital Explanations And Official Measures
Tawde directed immediate food improvements and sought adequate manpower and full-time neurosurgery doctors at Jogeshwari Trauma Care Hospital.
Patient Complaints And Reform Demands
Satam demanded broader infrastructure upgrades at Cooper Hospital, including more security, dialysis expansion, digital X-ray machines and a chemotherapy centre.
- Hospitals inspected or discussed
- Rajawadi Hospital, Jogeshwari Trauma Care Hospital and Cooper Hospital
- Rajawadi deaths
- Three newborn deaths were reported in one day.
- Hospital explanation
- Rajawadi Hospital said two fetuses died in the womb and a newborn died about two hours after birth following bradycardia.
- Mayor’s inspection
- Ritu Tawde inspected registration, emergency, ICU and other facilities at Jogeshwari Trauma Care Hospital.
- Immediate order
- Tawde ordered improvement in the trauma hospital’s food after checking it herself.
- Requested Cooper upgrades
- Amit Satam sought staff communication training, more security, dialysis-centre expansion, digital X-ray machines and a chemotherapy centre.