An 18 year old Nurse, a covid warrior, working at a government Hospital meet with a fall and fractured her elbow. Being in extreme pain and needing emergency care she visited neighboring hospitals but was turned away due to the coronavirus lockdown. After being turned away from 3 hospitals; She eventually reached us at Aditi Hospital, Mulund. Here, our orthopaedic Dr. Shailendra Patil was available on call and reached hospital in minutes to help the patient. After thorough examination and testing to make sure the patient was safe to undergo the elbow repair surgery. Dr. Shailendra Patil performed an elbow repair surgery. She was discharged from the hospital in good health and should recover in a weeks time. She intends to return to work at the earliest. We thank this covid warrior for her services and wish her speedy recovery at home.
We request all covid warrior to please first take care of yourselves so they can continue their essential work in protecting the community.
