Rela Hospital saves a patient by successful heart transplant under Chief Minister's Insurance Scheme
Madurai Man’s Heart Beats for Salem Farmer The Patient’s heart was functioning at only 15% and he was anxiously waiting for a matching heart for over 18 months Chennai, December 15th, 2022: Mohana Perumal, the 36-year-old farmer from Salem, who also used to drive a rented auto as a secondary profession, got a new lease on life at Rela Hospital with a successful heart transplant from a brain-dead patient in Madurai. The heart transplant was performed under the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme. The patient waited for more than 18 months for a perfect match for the transplant. Press meet videoЁЯСЗЁЯСЗ After several unsuccessful attempts for a matching donor, the heart and lung transplant team at Rela Hospital found the match from a brain-dead patient from Rajaji hospital, Madurai. The 6-hour transplant surgery was performed on 17th November 2022 and the Salem farmer discharged on December 2nd, 2022. As gratitude and in memory of the organ donor, Re...