{
  "id": 13463507,
  "title": "₹55 Lakh X-Ray Machine Lies Unused For Nearly 5 Years At Jogeshwari Trauma Hospital, Finally Operational",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/55-lakh-x-ray-machine-lies-unused-for-nearly-5-years-at-jogeshwari",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-10T16:25:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/55-lakh-x-ray-machine-lies-unused-for-nearly-5-years-at-jogeshwari-trauma-hospital-finally-operational"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A portable X-ray machine, donated to Jogeshwari Trauma Hospital in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic, has finally come into use after being untouched for nearly five years. The donation came at a cost of Rs 55 lakh. The machine's prolonged inactivity was due to it being packed and not even being unpacked since its donation. Due to the existing X-ray machine's failure during Dahi Handi festival, patients were required to seek examinations at Cooper Hospital. While purchasing a new machine was being considered, the procurement process would have been lengthy. Upon discovering the unused machine, the hospital administration promptly sought assistance from a technician to install the device. However, the installation faced an additional challenge as the software for the machine was outdated. The issue was resolved by reinstalling the older software that was compatible with the equipment, thereby making it functional. The machine's portability is expected to provide significant benefits for critically ill patients and those who are unable to move to the hospital's X-ray room for examinations. The portability allows the X-ray to reach intensive care units and even the patient's bedside, eliminating the need for patient displacement. This incident serves as a reminder of the concern that expensive medical equipment donated to civic hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic often remains unused for years. Health activist Chetan Kothari has called for an audit of such equipment across Mumbai's Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) hospitals to identify machines that are idle despite being available for patient care.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: A portable X-ray machine worth Rs 55 lakh, donated to Jogeshwari Trauma Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, remained packed and unused for nearly five years before finally being made operational early this month. The machine came into focus after the hospital's existing X-ray machine stopped functioning during the Dahi Handi festival, forcing patients to be sent to Cooper…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}