The Maharashtra government on Tuesday decided to name the Nursing Training School in the Thane district after Aruna Shanbaug, a former nurse and the world’s oldest comatose patient, who passed away on Monday.
The development came hours after nurses of Parel's King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital, where Aruna had been under care for close to 42 years in permanent vegetative state (PVS), demanded a memorial at ward no 4 of the hospital.
“The Maharashtra government has decided to give late Aruna Shanbaug's name to the Nursing Training School, Thane. Our infinite salutes to her spirit!” Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis tweeted on Tuesday night.
Published 19 May 2015, 18:58 IST