Single surgeon performs 17 joint replacements in 8-hours at Care Banjara
Hyderabad, July 17 (UNI) In a rarely accomplished surgical feat in Indian healthcare, CARE Hospitals, Banjara Hills witnessed 17 joint replacement surgeries successfully performed within a single day—all conducted within a span of eight hours (8 AM to 4 PM), led entirely by one surgeon, Dr. Sanjib Kumar Behara.
Such high-volume, single-surgeon execution remains an exceptional occurrence even among India's leading orthopedic institutions, the hospitals said in a release here today.
Commenting on the milestone, Dr. Sanjib Kumar, Clinical Director & HOD, Dept. of Orthopaedic and Joint replacement surgery, CARE Hospitals, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, said, 'This wasn't a race for numbers. It was about proving that we can deliver excellence, at scale. When systems are tight, protocols are trusted, and teamwork is instinctive, high volume becomes high value.'
Biju Nair, Zonal Chief Operating Officer, CARE Hospitals, stated, 'This achievement reflects a deeper transformation underway at CARE Banjara. We are not just rebuilding scale, we are reasserting our place in India's clinical imagination. Our teams are aligned on one purpose, to make CARE Banjara a benchmark of trusted outcomes, speed, and surgical excellence.'
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