Bishnupur Hospital's Historic First: Free Hip Replacement Gives Patient New Life

• Bishnupur District Hospital in Bankura successfully performed its first-ever total hip joint replacement surgery.
• Patient Bulti Digar, suffering from AVN due to a childhood accident, was unable to walk and faced a 4-5 lakh rupee surgery cost elsewhere.
• Dr. Samir Jana, orthopedic surgeon, took on the case, arranging advanced equipment with hospital and health department support.
• The five-hour emergency operation was performed completely free of charge, marking a significant achievement for the government hospital.
• Patient Bulti Digar walked the very next day and is expected to make a full recovery, bringing immense relief to her family.