AIIMS to work in two shifts-Operation timings at hospital likely to go up

According to sources, as many as 1,94,015 surgeries were performed in the hospital In 2017-2018. It means on an average, 16,000 operations are conducted in a month and the daily number stands at 531.

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"Despite this, the waiting period for heart surgeries on an average is six to seven years. Similar is the condition in the neurosurgery department and because of this, patients suffer. Several patients come to the hospital from far-flung areas for treatment. But in the surgery department, they are given dates with long gaps," the doctor said.

The doctor said in the last few years, the number of surgeons in the hospital has increased, but still, the waiting period has not come down.

Another senior doctor said at present surgeons operate two days a week and are busy with OPD and inwards on other days.

In the anaesthesia department, there are 30-35 faculty and around 80-90 junior and senior resident doctors. Besides, there are separate anaesthetists at the Cancer Centre and the Cardio and Neuro Centres.