India, Sept. 8 -- The civic administration has initiated steps to address the serious sanitation and staff crisis at its Dr RN Cooper Hospital at Juhu, particularly measures aimed at biomedical waste management, rodent infestation and improving hospital administration.

HT had highlighted the crisis in a report on September 6, 2025. The report stated that untreated biomedical waste was piling up in an open yard on the hospital premises, rodents and roaches had infested the wards, a severe medical supplies shortage had been forcing patients to source even basic supplies, and a staff shortage had made matters spiral even further. Last week, a senior citizen admitted to the hospital for chest pain was even bitten by a rat on her hand.

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