Jaipur, July 17 -- A power outage at Jaipur's Janana Hospital in Chandpole Bazar on Thursday disrupted surgeries, blood bank operations, and other essential services for nearly three hours, with hospital authorities saying backup power was prioritised for critical units while efforts were made to restore electricity.

The outage, reportedly caused by a short circuit, affected routine operations at the 550-bed hospital. A scheduled Caesarean section was postponed, while critical patients were shifted to another operation theatre. Blood bank operations, including blood sample processing and test reports, were also disrupted, causing inconvenience to patients.

The prolonged outage also impacted laboratory services, the neonatal intensive ca...