{
  "id": 18514960,
  "title": "SCTIMST faces flak for surgery backlogs, appointment cancellations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/sctimst-faces-flak-for-surgery-backlogs-appointment-cancellations",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-11-06T14:33:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/sctimst-faces-flak-for-surgery-backlogs-appointment-cancellations/article71674905.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Cardiac and neuro procedures faces prolonged delays amid faculty shortages due to attrition and tardy equipment upgrades. Kodikkunnil Suresh, MP, seeks an urgent resolution of the patient care issues at SCTIMST, especially the long waiting period for accessing care.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}