Archive · 10 Oct 2026
BMC Plans Expanded Treatment and Faster NICU Tender
Mumbai’s civic health committee reviewed services at two city hospitals.
Officials discussed adding more chemotherapy and dialysis treatment.
They also talked about moving faster on a tender for a special unit for very sick newborns.
Doctors said the hospitals need more nurses and better facilities.
The quality and cleanliness of canteen food were also discussed.
Officials considered making it easier to get disability certificates.
They also discussed communication workshops for hospital staff.
The meeting included discussion of the HPV vaccination campaign, which helps protect against cervical cancer.
The chairman said efforts would be made to address important concerns.
BMC officials discussed expanding chemotherapy and dialysis services at Cooper Hospital and HBT Trauma Care Hospital.
The health committee chairman reviewed patient services at both hospitals on Saturday.
Officials discussed expediting the tender process for a neonatal intensive care unit.
Doctors raised concerns about nurse shortages, infrastructure, hospital food hygiene and daily operations.
The meeting also covered disability certificates, staff communication workshops and implementation of the HPV vaccination campaign.
- Who
- BMC Health Committee chairman Harish Bhandirge, doctors and medical officials.
- What
- They reviewed hospital services and discussed expanding chemotherapy and dialysis, expediting a NICU tender and addressing other service concerns.
- When
- Saturday; no specific date was provided.
- Where
- Cooper Hospital and HBT Trauma Care Hospital in Mumbai.
- Why
- To identify healthcare gaps and improve patient treatment and hospital services.
- Hospitals reviewed
- Cooper Hospital and Hinduhridaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray (HBT) Trauma Care Hospital
- Treatment expansion discussed
- Chemotherapy and dialysis
- Tender
- Officials discussed expediting the tender process for a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
- Staff concerns
- Doctors highlighted staff shortages, particularly nurses.
- Other issues discussed
- Infrastructure, hospital canteen food hygiene, daily operations and disability certificates
- Vaccination campaign
- The meeting discussed effective implementation of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign.