First-Ever Organ Airlift in North Maharashtra by Medicover Hospitals, Nashik

19th Dec 2025 | Medicover Hospitals | Nashik

A Historic Milestone in Regional Healthcare

We at Medicover Hospitals, Nashik, achieved a historic milestone by successfully performing the first-ever organ airlift and coordinating the first-ever road transport in North Maharashtra. This landmark achievement marks a significant advancement in time-critical organ transplant care and our ability to manage highly complex, life-saving medical emergencies with precision and speed.

Through careful planning, rapid execution and seamless coordination, our team ensured the successful transfer and transplantation of a life-saving organ within the critical timeframe.

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A Life Saved Through: Timely Organ Airlift and Transplant

This breakthrough effort enabled a life-saving liver transplant for a 51-year-old male patient suffering from advanced liver cirrhosis and liver cancer.

In transplant medicine, every minute matters. Delays can directly impact survival. By executing a swift organ airlift combined with rapid road transport, we significantly reduced organ transfer time, ensuring optimal organ viability and successful transplantation.

The positive outcome gave the patient a renewed chance at life and brought hope and relief to his family, demonstrating our dedication to saving lives and strengthening community trust.

Why Organ Airlift Is Critical in Transplant Medicine?

We recognize that organ airlift is a vital component of modern transplant care, as it helps.

  • Minimize organ ischemic time
  • Improve transplant success rates
  • Enable faster response in emergencies
  • Expand access to life-saving transplants

This first organ airlift in North Maharashtra sets a new benchmark for emergency transplant logistics, inspiring confidence in regional healthcare and showcasing our leadership in advancing transplant services locally.

How We Made It Possible?

This complex and highly time-sensitive operation required detailed planning and flawless execution by our multidisciplinary teams, including:

  • Rapid organ retrieval and preservation
  • Seamless air and road transport coordination
  • Advanced operating theatre preparedness
  • Multidisciplinary surgical, anesthesia, and critical care readiness
  • Strict commitment to national transplant and patient safety protocols

At every stage, our teams worked in complete synchronization to ensure patient safety, organ integrity, and surgical success.

Our Expert Team Behind This Achievement

This milestone was made possible by the dedication, expertise and teamwork of our transplant and surgical specialists.

Their collective experience and commitment were instrumental in successfully executing this rare and highly complex procedure.

Transforming Transplant Care in Nashik and North Maharashtra

Until recently, many patients requiring complex organ transplants had to travel to metro cities, often losing precious time and facing significant emotional and financial challenges.

With this achievement, we have strengthened transplant care in Nashik and across North Maharashtra by

  • Enhancing local transplant capabilities
  • Reducing dependence on distant tertiary centres
  • Improving survival outcomes through timely intervention
  • Building trust in regional healthcare infrastructure

A Growing Centre of Excellence for Transplant and Critical Care

We continue to evolve as a Centre of Excellence for organ transplantation and critical care, supported by:

  • Advanced infrastructure
  • Experienced and highly skilled specialists
  • Robust emergency and transplant protocols
  • Ethical, transparent, and patient-centric medical care

Our Commitment to Patients

At Medicover Hospitals, Nashik, we are committed to ensuring that patients no longer need to travel far for world-class, life-saving treatments.

This first-ever organ airlift reinforces our promise to deliver advanced healthcare, timely intervention, and hope right here in North Maharashtra, when every second counts.


Contributors

Dr. Sandeep Patil

Dr. Sandeep Patil

Anesthesiologist

Dr. Sandeep Sabnis

Dr Sandeep C Sabnis

Gastroenterology

Dr Sharankumar Shivaji Narute

Dr Sharankumar Shivaji Narute

Liver-transplantation

Dr Soham Doshi

Dr Soham Doshi

Medical gastroenterology

Dr Amol Sarangdhar Shinde

Dr Amol Sarangdhar Shinde

Medical gastroenterology

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