Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Child Heart Centre, Nava Raipur, a specialty pediatric cardiac care center, has become India’s first charitable super-specialty hospital to bag a Guinness world record. This feat was achieved on its 10th anniversary on November 20 when 2,000 children whom the hospital had saved from certain death assembled and lit lamps to mark the occasion. “These children, all from very poor families, had congenital heart issues and needed cardiac surgeries. Our hospital was their only hope. All treatment, including complex surgeries we perform, is completely free of charge.
On our 10th anniversary, parents of many children who we had treated wanted to come together to express their gratitude. So, 2,000 children lit lamps on the occasion. It became a Guinness world record”, explains Dr. C Sreenivas, Chairman, of Sri Sathya Sai Health and Education Trust manages the hospital.