A team of cardiac specialists at Fortis Hospital, Mulund led by Dr Anvay Mulay, Head Cardiac Transplant Team, successfully conducted a heart transplant to save the life of a 54 yr old male recipient from Chandivali, Mumbai, on August 5. 

This feat became possible after the family of a 20-year old male from Surat, Gujarat consented to donate his organs. The donor, had met with a road traffic accident and was rushed to a local hospital in Surat for treatment; however, he was subsequently pronounced brain dead. 

Medical Social Workers at the hospital counselled the grieving family about organ donation, after which the family agreed to donate their beloved son's Heart, Liver, Corneas and Kidneys. He was a single child and his mother, along with the family made the noble decision. The recipient, a 54yr old male from Mumbai ran a small business, he was waitlisted in July 2018 for a heart transplant, after being diagnosed with Dilated Cardiomyopathy.

The donor heart was swiftly transported to the Fortis Hospital, Mulund; reaching Surat Airport at 07.21AM, the chartered flight took off at 07.40 am, reaching Mumbai Airport at 08.28 am. From Mumbai airport the heart was transported through the Green Corridor to Fortis Hospital in Mulund at 08.55 am, covering 282 km.