Overview

• The BJD supremo was admitted to SUM Ultimate Medicare in Bhubaneswar at 5:15 pm on August 17 due to dehydration and age-related complaints, a hospital bulletin said.
• He underwent cervical spine surgery for cervical arthritis in Mumbai on June 22, was discharged on July 7 and returned to Odisha on July 12.
• Party leaders said Patnaik experienced uneasiness Saturday night, prompting doctors to attend him at his Naveen Niwas residence before his hospitalisation.
• Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan and state ministers Mukesh Mahaling and Prithiviraj Harichandan have visited or sent well-wishes.
• A senior BJD leader said the hospital plans to release another bulletin soon, underlining that his health status remains under close monitoring.