Fifty-three-year-old Dr TP Lahane has come a long way. From his humble beginnings as a farmer’s son in Latur to receiving the prestigious Padma Shri award.
Fifty-three-year-old Dr TP Lahane has come a long way. From his humble beginnings as a farmer’s son in Latur to receiving the prestigious Padma Shri award, Lahane was last Thursday appointed the dean of JJ Group of Hospitals.
Lahane, who did his MMBS from Aurangabad, was heading the ophthalmology department at JJ Hospital before he became head of the four government hospitals in the city — JJ Hospital, GT Hospital, St George Hospital and Cama Hospital.
Lahane, who is known for his work in remote villages across the state, now has grand plans for the government hospitals. “My aim is to provide modern eye-care facilities in our government hospitals. We will take the eye-care facilities a step further in the coming months,” Lahane told DNA.
Also, with authority in his hands, Lahane hopes to cater to patients from rural areas with much more efficiency and warmth. “We get many patients from far off villages in the government hospitals.
There are times when these patients have to wait for several days to get treatment. I am working towards providing them treatment and admission on the very first day,” Lahane said.
He also has plans to have more efficient casualty sections in all the four government hospitals under his command. “Mumbai is a city prone to several attacks and untoward incidents. I am working on a system wherein a specialty doctor is available in every casualty. Also, the preparedness for any untoward incident needs to be increased by having a good amount of emergency medicines,” Lahane said.
“We are chalking out a plan to make treatment available at the
doorstep of the hospital so that a patient does not have to do the running around.”
Lahane, who has done over one lakh eye surgeries, admits that he took up ophthalmology to support his family. “I wanted to become an orthopedic but there was no stipend available for orthopedics at that time. So I took up ophthalmology for earning basic income,” Lahane said. He added that his background helps him identify with the poor patients’ hardships.
“Equipments, manpower, efficiency are all in the pipeline. However the first thing I will demand from my workforce is warmth towards the patients. Mere affection towards the patients creates a lot of difference,” Lahane said.
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