Overview
- The patient, visiting from India, has been in a Dubai ICU for about 40 days and doctors say she will need ventilator support for at least two more months.
- Hospital charges reported at roughly ₹3–4 lakh per day have pushed the bill to an estimated ₹1.25–1.5 crore and it continues to rise.
- Doctors had cleared a commercial medical‑escort flight scheduled for March 4 at about ₹7 lakh, but it was canceled due to the ongoing regional conflict.
- The hospital expects dues to be settled at discharge, with any concession reportedly unlikely to exceed ₹10–15 lakh.
- The family, identified as Thilakkumar Jalathu Aniruthraraj and Shaamini Ramesh, has appealed to charities, and they report air‑ambulance slots are currently very hard to secure.