Summary:
Kolkata: A heavy rush of patients requiring bypass surgery free of cost at SSKM Hospital has recently contributed to the sharp rise in the number of patients on the waiting list. As a result, the patients who want to get their bypass surgery done at the Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery (CTVS) department of the hospital, have to wait for years for their turn. According to sources in the Hospital, the number of the patients waiting for bypass surgery has reached a figure of around 3,000. The other four medical colleges in the city also conduct bypass surgeries, but critical patients are often referred to SSKM. Calcutta Medical College and Hospital (CMCH), NRS Medical College and Hospital and RG Kar Medical College and Hospital conduct outdoor and surgeries, three days each..