Sassoon Hospital Faces Patient Care Crisis Amid Super-speciality Doctors' Shortage
Written By : Anshika Mishra
Published On 2025-11-24 12:00 GMT | Update On 2025-11-24 12:08 GMT
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The ongoing shortage of super-speciality doctors at Sassoon General Hospital (SGH) has left hundreds of patients travelling long distances for advanced medical care, only to be turned away due to the unavailability of specialists. Many are left with no choice but to seek costly private treatment or delay essential care.
SGH, one of Maharashtra’s busiest government-run tertiary care centres, sees around 2,500 to 3,000 outpatient department (OPD) patients daily and performs nearly 500 major and minor procedures. It serves as a referral centre for Pune, Solapur, Satara and other districts. Despite its pivotal role, the hospital currently struggles to provide advanced care due to a lack of specialist doctors.
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