The Latest Breaking News from Safdarjung Hospital

Indian police arrest man accused of burning wife alive over dowry demands

Victim’s family claims the two sisters were tortured over dowry since their marriage in 2016

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2025

‘How will we help patients when we’re not safe?’: Delhi women doctors protest against rampant workplace dangers

“Don’t play the female card.”

Newslaundry · Aug 17, 2024

Fire breaks out in Safdarjung Hospital's old emergency building, nurse rescued from third floor

A fire broke out in a store room in the old emergency building. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jun 25, 2024

Delhi: First successful robotic kidney transplant performed at Safdarjung Hospital

Dr Anup Kumar, who lead the surgery, said it involved a keyhole procedure as opposed to a 10-12 cm long incision that increases the risk of infection, hernia, and other complications. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Sep 23, 2022

3 Centre-run hospitals in Delhi told to reserve beds

NEW DELHI: The government has directed three Centre-run hospitals in the capital —Safdarjung Hospital, Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC)— to reserve a few beds for isolation and management of monkeypox cases.

The Times of India · Jul 29, 2022

Seer who protested against mining dies

Vijay Das had set himself ablaze

The Hindu · Jul 23, 2022

How a woman ended up giving birth on a footpath outside Safdarjung Hospital

It was a bustling morning at Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital on July 19. On the footpath outside the gynaecology department’s emergency ward, Poonam, 21, groaned in pain while her relatives cried and begged for help. Poonam was in labour, but the hospital staff wouldn’t attend to her, let alone admit her.

Newslaundry · Jul 20, 2022

Delhi: 21-year-old delivers baby in open at Safdarjung hospital

NEW DELHI: The Union health ministry de-rostered five doctors of Safdarjung Hospital’s obstetrics and gynaecology division on Tuesday following reports of a 21-year-old woman delivering outside the gynaecology room because she wasn’t hospitalised in time.

The Times of India · Jul 19, 2022

Delhi: Safdarjung Hospital launches advanced dialysis facilities

NEW DELHI: The nephrology department of Safdarjung Hospital has started using hemodiafiltration (HDF) machines for better purification of kidneys during dialysis. For this, a new unit has been set up with two machines to cater to dialysis patients.

The Times of India · Mar 10, 2022

Safdarjung Hospital to train junior doctors in surgeries via remote

NEW DELHI: Safdarjung Hospital's urology department has introduced teleproctoring - a technique that involves remote supervision using telecommunication - to train junior doctors in Tier II and III cities in surgeries.

The Times of India · Feb 16, 2022