{
  "id": 19994383,
  "title": "Mumbai Healthcare Update: BMC Extends Dialysis Services To Civic Hospital Patients At 10 Private Centres, Reserves 40 Per Cent Capacity",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/mumbai-healthcare-update-bmc-extends-dialysis-services-to-civic",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-11-14T13:56:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-healthcare-update-bmc-extends-dialysis-services-to-civic-hospital-patients-at-10-private-centres-reserves-40-per-cent-capacity"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai, November 14, 2026 - The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has extended dialysis services to 10 private healthcare centres under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model for patients currently being treated at civic hospitals. This move aims to alleviate the waiting time for kidney patients and reduce the burden on public healthcare facilities. According to the BMC Public Health Department, the number of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) cases at civic hospitals is rising due to factors such as diabetes and hypertension. To ensure proper guidance, the civic body has instructed healthcare facilities to counsel patients before referring them to these private centres. Patients will need a signed and stamped referral slip from their treating medical officer. The 10 empanelled centres, spread across the city, will each reserve 40% of their dialysis capacity for patients referred by the BMC. The prescribed rates for a dialysis session range from Re 1 to Rs 540 at these centres. The initiative expects to increase the availability of dialysis services and lessen the need for patients to visit multiple hospitals for treatment.",
  "summary": "Mumbai, November 14, 2026: In a move aimed at reducing waiting time for kidney patients, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to extend dialysis services at 10 privately operated centres under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model to patients undergoing treatment at civic hospitals. Under the initiative, patients receiving treatment at BMC hospitals, dispensaries and…",
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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."
}