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Mumbai News: Cooper Hospital Negligence Alleged As Patient Dies After Unattended Head Injury

Source: , Posted On:   18 November 2025

A shocking case of alleged medical negligence has surfaced at R.N. Cooper Hospital in Vile Parle, where a 52-year-old patient died after suffering a severe head injury following a fall in the bathroom. Despite heavy bleeding and the critical nature of his condition, the ward doctors allegedly failed to attend to him for nearly two hours.

Patient Left Unattended After Bathroom Fall

According to hospital records, the patient identified as Prakash Parab sustained the injury at 4:35 am on November 17 when he slipped in the bathroom while going for a nature call. Despite repeated calls from the nursing staff, doctors from the male medical ward allegedly did not arrive, raising questions about the hospital’s emergency response.

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