RCB’s Heart Beats For Four-Year Old

Master Hemant Naik, aged 4, was referred to Kokilaben Ambani Hospital for a heart surgery. He had Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) and had already undergone four balloon procedures and an open-heart procedure at Wadia hospital.

He needed the Fontan procedure, a complicated surgery with a high risk. The parents were explained the risks before surgery and counselled. In the end, the surgery was successful, and the child has gone home. The parents live in Kamrajnagar, off Eastern Express Highway, Ghatkopar, which is pre-dominantly a slum area. Expenses amounting to Rs 2.75 lakh were paid by the Rotary Club of Bombay under the Global Grant. The additional expenses towards pre-operative check-ups and PPE kits etc amounting to Rs 40,000 were borne by the parents.

We must thank Rotary Club of Mumbai Ghatkopar for referring the patient to us and Rtn. Ptn. Natasha Sejpal of Rotary Club of Mumbai Lakers for coordinating this effort.