Mumbai’s KEM Hospital To Get New Lift Within 30 Days, Deputy Mayor Sanjay Ghadi Assures Patients Of Relief
Mumbai: Amid growing complaints over non-functional lifts at KEM Hospital in Parel, Mumbai Deputy Mayor and Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Ghadi on Thursday assured that a new lift would be installed and made operational within the next 30 days. He also promised to take up the hospital's proposal for two additional lifts with the Mayor and Municipal Commissioner to expedite its approval. During his…
Mumbai's KEM Hospital aims to provide new lifts within 30 days, Deputy Mayor Sanjay Ghadi has assured patients, highlighting the urgent need for relief from the non-functional lifts that have been a source of growing complaints. Ghadi promised to review the hospital's proposal for two additional lifts with the Mayor and Municipal Commissioner to speed up approval.
He toured wards and interacted with patients to grasp the issues caused by the lift crisis. The existing lift, operational for 39 years, has reached the end of its service life, and seriously injured patients are being admitted to the main hospital building to minimize inconvenience. In December 2025, the Bombay Municipal Corporation administration assured that new lifts would be installed within 30 days, with five Schindler lifts operational and six replacements by Johnson Elevators still incomplete.
However, concerns are mounting over the delay, with social activist Anil Galgali questioning the lengthy process, typically taking two to 12 weeks. Hospital sources also suggested that a viral video depicting a plaster-cast patient struggling to climb stairs might have been staged to tarnish the hospital's image.
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