Vinod Gupta, a daily wage worker gets a new lease of life with the help of Religare Care Foundation and Sir Ganga Ram Hospital

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Religare Care Foundation, a charitable organisation formed by Religare Enterprises Ltd(REL). along with Sir Ganga Ram Hospital(SGRH) has given a new lease of life to Vinod Gupta, a daily wage worker from Sultanpur who lost one of his arm and legs in a potentially life-threatening and incapacitating accident. The foundation took full charge of rehabilitating Vinod and admitted him to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. There he underwent multiple first of its kind surgeries to restore his mobility in the right arm, to repair his skull and to heal his amputated limbs that developed severe septicaemia. Now recovered, Religare Care Foundation organised a send-off ceremony for Vinod in the presence of Dr Murali Manohar Joshi, Indian Politician & Former National President Bhartiya Janta Party, Padma Shri Yogeshwar Dutt, Indian Wrestler and Olympian, Dr Ajay Swaroop, Chairman Board of Management, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Dr Rashmi Saluja, Executive Chairperson, Religare Enterprises Ltd and Dr Mahesh Mangal, Senior Consultant, Plastic & Cosmetic Surgeon, at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on 14th of December, 2022.According to Dr Ajay Swaroop, Chairman Board of Management, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital “Our hospital has always been in the forefront for rehabilitation of weaker section of the society. Mr Vinod Gupta is another example of our hospital putting its best efforts for this Nobel cause. Besides Mr Gupta, our hospital has admitted 9760 patients from economically weaker section of the society and treated them free of cost.Yogeshwar Dutt, the Padma Shri awarded ace wrestler and REL’s brand ambassador, praised the Foundation’s timely intervention, “Under Dr. Saluja’s guidance, the Foundation has been consistently providing timely and life-saving medical and financial interventions to help people in dire situations. I am proud to be associated with REL and wish the company more success in their endeavour to bring succour to the needy. Vinod was working as a daily wage worker in Sultanpur, while supporting his six-member family that included his elderly parents, wife, and two young daughters. While working at a factory one day, he received severe burn injuries due to high-voltage electrocution. As a result, doctors had to amputate both his legs and one arm. The other arm was also badly injured and almost rendered non-functional as it was left with only two fingers and a thumb. A significant portion of his skull was also damaged. Following elementary care after the amputation, he was subsequently discharged from the hospital. However, this was just the beginning of his ordeal. Severe septicaemia developed in his amputated limbs, causing excruciating pain. It was a life-threatening condition.

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