at such a crucial time are there not enough hospitals in thane or are the existing ones illequipped the injured should be given the best possible treatment here said samir zaveri a mumbaibased railway activist a railway official who has taken a number of accident victims from thane hospital to mumbai said many victims are in critical condition already despite that they are made to travel all the way to mumbai which is very painful even the wait at the hospital is endless at times the victim doesnt survive and succumbs to hisher injuries said the offical speaking to a railway official he said that as per the procedure victims are suppose to be rushed to the nearest hospital irrespective of it being a government one or not our focus is to ensure that the victims get immediate treatment the railways pay for all the expenses we also have tie ups with certain private hospitals where they can be referred he said however the official said that the decision to transfer a patient to other hospital solely lies with the doctors when contacted hospital staffers requesting anonymity admitted that they did not have enough expertise to handle critical cases and were forced to refer them to mumbai hospitals like kem and sion hospital railway mishap victims suffer multiple trauma and they can be best tackled by sion hospital that has an expert panel we are in the process of including senior specialists in our team this year he added