Mumbai: BMC’s HBT Trauma Care Hospital May Face Added Patient Load As ESIS Seeks Empanelment

Mumbai, September 12, 2026: BMC-run hospitals could face an additional patient load if the Employees’ State Insurance Scheme (ESIS) empanels the civic-run Hindu Hruday Samrat Balasaheb Thackeray (HBT) Trauma Care Municipal Hospital in Jogeshwari East to provide secondary healthcare to ESIS beneficiaries.The move raises questions over whether the civic hospital has adequate manpower, infrastructure and financial resources to absorb additional...