Kolkata, Feb. 15 -- The Institution of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research and SSKM Hospital (IPGMER SSKM) has performed a record-breaking 175 gallbladder surgeries in just five days, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced.

Congratulating the hospital, the CM posted on X, "Glad to inform that our very own apex level Government facility in Kolkata, SSKM Hospital, has created a record by performing waiting-in-the-queue 175 gallbladder surgeries in last 5 days!"

According to the Chief Minister, the hospital handled 390 major surgical cases and gallbladder surgeries during the same period.

"All these surgeries were successful, in addition to the usual operations in the hospital. During these 5 days from Monday to Fri...