Maran flown to US for specialised treatment

Union Minister Murasoli Maran was flown to Houston, United States by the air-ambulance for further specialised medical treatment today morni...

Union Minister Murasoli Maran was flown to Houston, United States by the air-ambulance for further specialised medical treatment today morning.

He will be admitted to the Methodist Hospital and Research Institute in Houston. An air ambulance from Aerocare, a private company, equipped with all medical facilities including a ventilator, dialysis unit and other life support systems and drugs left Chennai at 7.07 a.m.

Maran was accompanied by a cardio-thoracic surgeon Paul Jude Ramesh and anesthetist Sridhar and a staff nurse S Srividya from the Apollo hospitals, his daughter Dr Anbukarasi Maran and his family physician Dr Gopal Parthasarathy. Maran’s wife Maliga Maran had apparently opted out as six member crew had requested one member to step down due to paucity of space.

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The flight, piloted by Reman Bayer will stop en route at Taipei for refuelling and proceed via Seattle to Houston.

The speed jet which was scheduled to leave the Chennai at 4.50 a.m was delayed to ‘mist’, according to an official at the air-traffic control.

Earlier, Maran was brought to the airport in emergency ambulance around 4 a.m with a convoy of at least 60 cars following him.

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