Gujarat sees surge in heart-related emergencies in last four years
Updated: Dec 30th, 2024
The year gone by has been bad healthwise for people of Gujarat, which saw a surge in the number of patients suffering from heart conditions.
As many as 73,470 patients were hospitalised due to heart-related issues in 2024, compared to 72,573 in 2023.
Over the past few years, the state has been witness to a continuous rise in heart patients. According to data from the EMRI emergency service, there were 42,555 calls in 2021, which rose to 56,277 calls in 2022. There was a quantum leap of over 15,000 calls compared to the previous year, with a record 72,573 calls in 2023 related to heart-related issues.
This represents a 16.66% increase in emergency heart-related calls compared to the previous year, reflecting the growing number of heart patients.
Ahmedabad tops heart-related emergencies
Ahmedabad reported the highest number of heart patients this year, with 24,460 individuals hospitalised for heart-related treatment.
On an average, 67 people are hospitalised daily in Ahmedabad due to heart conditions. Of the total heart-related emergency calls in Gujarat this year, 30% were from Ahmedabad. There has been a 15.47% increase in such calls in Ahmedabad in 2024 compared to 2023.
Porbandar recorded the highest increase in heart-related cases this year, with a growth of 39.73%. In 2023, the city had 1,145 cases, which rose to 1,601 this year.
This year, emergency heart-related calls rank Ahmedabad first, followed by Surat, Rajkot, Vadodara, and Bhavnagar. In Ahmedabad’s Asarwa Civil Hospital’s heart centre, a total of 26,199 cardiac surgeries have been performed this year.
District-wise heart-related cases
| District | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmedabad | 24,460 | 21,182 |
| Surat | 6,726 | 5,333 |
| Rajkot | 5,453 | 4,848 |
| Vadodara | 4,262 | 3,568 |
| Bhavnagar | 4,219 | 3,723 |
| Junagadh | 3,081 | 2,726 |
| Jamnagar | 3,072 | 2,845 |
| Gandhinagar | 2,295 | 1,959 |
| Amreli | 2,232 | 1,886 |
| Kutch | 1,870 | 1,733 |
| Anand | 1,772 | 1,466 |
| Navsari | 1,705 | 1,395 |
| Porbandar | 1,601 | 1,845 |
| Kheda | 1,557 | 1,326 |
| Valsad | 1,521 | 1,251 |
These include 430 balloon procedures and 1,136 pacemaker implants. Moreover, 3.31 lakh outpatient cases and 45,390 inpatient cases were recorded this year, compared to 3.35 lakh outpatient and 47,230 inpatient cases last year.
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