Mangaluru: Govt Lady Goschen Hospital in the city has been selected for the state-level award for the best district hospital in providing quality post-abortion care, having recorded zero maternal deaths following abortions during 2025-26.Hospital medical superintendent Dr Durgaprasad MR said the hospital ranked first among district hospitals in the state in a survey jointly conducted by the department of health and family welfare and the Ipas Foundation. It maintained 100% maternal health protection and achieved zero maternal mortality in legal abortion and post-abortion care during 2025-26, he said.During the financial year, the hospital managed 304 legal abortion cases, adhering to all regulations under the Comprehensive Abortion Care (CAC) programme in every case, and recorded zero mortality. Dr Durgaprasad said it also motivated 95% of beneficiaries to adopt family planning methods.The hospital has been selected for the state award, presented by the department of health and family welfare, for providing high-quality post-abortion maternal health services in Karnataka, he said.He lauded the nursing staff, paramedical staff, and technical team. He also congratulated experts from the departments of obstetrics & gynaecology, anaesthesiology, radiodiagnosis, and neonatology at KMC Hospital who contributed to its success.“The newly introduced WhatsApp high-risk pregnancy tracking system, obstetric intensive care unit, obstetric critical care unit, and high-risk pregnancy delivery unit served as key supportive systems that played a vital role in reducing the maternal mortality rate to zero. Additionally, state-of-the-art life-saving equipment procured through CSR grants from various organisations helped deliver quality healthcare services,” he said.
