HT Correspondent
BISWANATH CHARIALI, July 29: Several underprivileged families, including the family of Hema Das of Solagaon, Goroimari in Tezpur, have availed the benefits of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) at the Composite Hospital of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) in Salonibari, according to an official press release.
Hema Das, who had been suffering from chronic abdominal pain for the past few years, was diagnosed with chronic calculous cholecystitis (gall bladder stones) and diabetes at various hospitals.
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Due to lack of financial resources and unawareness of the PMJAY scheme, she was unable to afford surgery.
Upon visiting the SSB Composite Hospital in Salonibari, she was advised surgery by the attending doctors.
On July 23, a surgical team led by Dr Jaleswar Chakma, Comdt (Surgeon), along with Dr Nikhil (Anaesthesia), nurse Krishna, and the OT team comprising Anish, Anushree and others, successfully performed a cholecystectomy, removing 120 stones from her gall bladder.
Hema Das has since fully recovered and expressed her gratitude to the doctors and staff of the hospital, stating that availing PMJAY benefits at SSB Composite Hospital was a blessing for patients like her.
The release further stated that several surgeries were conducted in the hospital last week, and many economically weaker patients received free treatment under the PMJAY scheme.
