{"id":830,"date":"2026-09-13T20:16:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T20:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.dzwonkinatelefon.net\/paediatric-heart-surgeries-costing-up-to-%e2%82%b920-lakh-each-performed-for-free-at-nims-in-hyderabad\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T20:16:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T20:16:20","slug":"paediatric-heart-surgeries-costing-up-to-%e2%82%b920-lakh-each-performed-for-free-at-nims-in-hyderabad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthcare.hibisports.com\/paediatric-heart-surgeries-costing-up-to-%e2%82%b920-lakh-each-performed-for-free-at-nims-in-hyderabad\/","title":{"rendered":"Paediatric heart surgeries costing up to \u20b920 lakh each performed for free at NIMS in Hyderabad"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Paediatric heart surgeries that can cost families anywhere between \u20b95 lakh and \u20b920 lakh each at private hospitals, were provided free of cost to children at the Nizam\u2019s 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)<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

From screening to surgery<\/h4>\n

The camp\u2019s impact extended well beyond the 19 operations. Around 1,000 children were screened as part of the programme. Of these, few were found to require minimally invasive intervention rather than open-heart surgery. The surgical team, meanwhile, selected a mix of complex congenital heart cases for the camp, prioritising children who required specialised cardiac surgery. More than 100 children who require surgery are still waiting, with dates already allotted for their procedures, said Dr. Amaresh.<\/p>\n

\u201cCongenital heart disease is common and the cost of paediatric cardiac surgery in private hospitals can be prohibitive for many families, ranging from \u20b95 lakh to \u20b920 lakh. Hope for the poor is public sector hospitals like NIMS,\u201d said Dr. Ramana.<\/p>\n

80 surgeries through five camps<\/h4>\n

The latest camp is the fifth such programme conducted through the collaboration between Dr. Dhanapuneni\u2019s team and NIMS. The partnership began in 2023, when two camps were conducted. One camp was held in 2024 and another in 2025.<\/p>\n

NIMS Director Rahul Devraj said the five camps had resulted in about 80 surgeries so far. \u201cNIMS would like Dr. Ramana and his team to visit twice a year, assuring continued institutional support to the visiting specialists and the cardiac department,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Around 7,000 children in Telangana with critical congenital heart diseases<\/h4>\n

Dr. Amaresh said there are around 7,000 children in Telangana with critical congenital heart diseases, while NIMS currently performs around 400 paediatric cardiac surgeries annually. The department needs to reach 1,000 surgeries a year, he said.<\/p>\n

ECMO support under Aarogyasri<\/h4>\n

Another significant development pertaining to the camp was the availability of ECMO services at NIMS under the Aarogyasri scheme for the first time. \u201cNo patient needed it during this camp,\u201d Dr. Amaresh clarified. However, he said the significance was that ECMO would now be available to eligible patients free of cost for as long as it is medically required, subject to the scheme\u2019s provisions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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