Visit to Desai Eye Hospital in pune

My visit to HV Desai eye hospital in Pune today along with my son Vir

• ·      2500 surgeries per month, only 28% paid for by patients,
• ·      0.03% post surgery complications,
• ·      state of the art devices,
• ·      world class buildings,
• ·      recognized by global institutes as a center of excellence,
• ·      teaching school for post grad and PHD students,
• .    one of the largest eye banks
• ·      daily camps in remote places, patients carried by their buses for treatment all the way to Pune with free stay and food along with their treatment

and most importantly a team of passionate doctors  guided by a board of  wise corporate honchos – the perfect recipe for a charitable eye hospital.

Mr Nitin Desai the man and inspiration behind all this and his childhood friend Mr Pandya (the gentleman with no eyesight but a grand vision) are the most remarkably humble and loving souls (most achievers and philanthropists are humble, it reminds me “empty vessels make the loudest noise” – humility is almost as extinct as the dinosaurs these days)

Meeting such people energizes me, restores my faith in humanity and revives my optimism in my country.

But then what saddens me is the challenges they face- which seem so simple and easy to solve yet so insurmountable given the culture of our country

Need more paid surgeries but many opthals wont give referrals as they either don’t get commission or it cuts into their own hospitals

Need alliances with more hospitals so their students get more practical knowledge but alliances haven’t worked out due to hidden agendas of some hospitals and lack of quality hospitals in interiors

More than 2 years outstanding of government dues

But what Vir, my son and I learned in our visit is something priceless – no matter what the challenges are, when you are doing good, the “nasha” gives you the energy and optimism to do the best and be the best you can. 
Request all our readers to visit this hospital.

Thank you Sheetal Navani for organising this 

Thank you Mr Nitin Desai for inspiring us today !!!