Complex Surgery Saves Life at Tamralipta Government Medical College Hospital

• Doctors at Tamralipta Government Medical College and Hospital successfully performed a complex, nearly three-hour surgery to save the life of 58-year-old Bhaktipada Mandal.
• Mandal, suffering from mental depression after losing 10 lakh rupees to fraud, had slit his own throat with a knife.
• Initially taken to Mugberia Rural Hospital, he was referred to Tamralipta Government Medical College due to his critical condition.
• The ENT department, led by Assistant Professor Dr. Soumik Saha, formed a five-person team and decided against transferring him to Kolkata due to high risk.
• This marks the first complex surgery of its kind in Purba Medinipur district, with an artificial windpipe created, and the patient is now stable in CCU, receiving free treatment.

Why It Matters: Tamralipta Government Medical College Hospital achieved a major success by saving a patient's life through complex surgery.