Aster MIMS becomes first hospital in Kerala to receive and successfully conduct 4 organ transplants in a day

We have done it again..................

As an institution that has always set standards, Aster MIMS Kozhikode, has once again made the impossible, a practical possibility. We have become the first hospital in Kerala to receive and successfully conduct four organ transplants in a single day. This was done at the discretion of the KNOS (Kerala Network for Organ Sharing), a division under the Dept of Health, Government of Kerala.

Following the death of a 37-year old woman from Kasaragod District, her family volunteered for organ donation. Her heart, liver and kidneys were all transported from Pariyaram Medical College and transplanted at Aster MIMS on Monday.

A team of doctors from Aster MIMS harvested the organs at Pariyaram, and the same was transported to Aster MIMS Kozhikode in two separate ambulances. The police force of both these cities did their bit, creating a green corridor which ensured that the organs reached the hospital in Kozhikode in a record time of one hour and 40 mins.

Four teams of doctors were ready and waiting to conduct the transplants in various patients. While the heart was received by a 27 year old male from Iringannur with a Dialated Cardio Myopathy, the liver gave new life to a 51 yr old male from Malapuram district. A 25 year old woman from Koyilandy and a 51 yr old woman from Vadakara received each of the kidneys.

Dr Rahul Menon, CEO Aster MIMS said, "Accepting and conducting four transplants in a day was a great challenge, and we congratulate our doctors and staff, who rose to the occasion. Harvesting, transporting and transplanting the organs from 140 kms away requires coordination, dedication and expertise, and credit also needs to be shared with the Kerala police force."

Mr U Basheer, Executive Director of Aster MIMS, Kozhikode, also echoed the same sentiments and congratulated and thanked the teams.