Paediatric heart surgeries costing up to ₹20 lakh each at private hospitals performed free at NIMS Hyderabad
NIMS Hyderabad successfully performed 19 complex paediatric heart surgeries for free, saving families costs that would otherwise reach up to ₹20 lakh at private hospitals. The initiative is part of a recurring collaboration with UK-based specialists to address the high demand for congenital heart disease treatment.
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This highlights the critical role of public healthcare infrastructure in providing life-saving, high-cost medical procedures to underprivileged populations.
c that can cost families anywhere between ₹5 lakh and ₹20 lakh each at private hospitals, were provided free of cost to children at the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) in Hyderabad. As part of its fifth paediatric cardiac surgery camp, NIMS performed 19 complex heart surgeries on a cashless basis on children aged between two months and 13 years. The week-long camp concluded on Saturday (September 12, 2026)
The surgeries were carried out by the NIMS Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery in collaboration with Healing Little Hearts, with a specialist team led by paediatric cardiac surgeon Ramana Dhanapuneni from the UK. The NIMS team was headed by M. Amaresh Rao, Head of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
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