Kidney transported to Delhi from Gurgaon in 30 mins for transplant

NEW DELHI: A kidney harvested from a 35-year-old man in Gurgaon was transported through a 29-km 'green corridor' in just 30 minutes for transplantation in a patient at a hospital in Delhi today.

"One of the kidneys of a brain dead person who suffered a stroke was transported from Medanta Hospital to Ganga Ram between 3-3:30 PM through a green corridor," a senior official of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital said.

The man was declared brain dead yesterday and his kidney was harvested at 2 PM today.

According to Dinesh Kumar Gupta, DCP (Traffic), "The green corridor was created for a distance of 29 kms from Medanta Hospital to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. The distance was covered in 30 minutes. The ambulance started from Medanta at 3 PM and kidney was delivered at 3:30 PM at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital."

"This was the first kidney transplant conducted by our hospital by way of organ transportation by creating green corridor", according to Dr D S Rana, Chairman (Board of Management) of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.

"We are extremely thankful to Delhi Police for their prompt action in saving a precious life," he said.