According to Command Hospital (WC) Commandant, Major General Virendra Singh, his doctors were able to achieve almost 100 per cent results in treating those wounded in battle. Western Command Senior Advisor (Surgery), Col S.V. Soman, said at the symposium: "Special wards for battle casualties were earmarked and these wards were specially geared up and kept ready for receiving the casualties at any moment. Forty-one patients were fit to go back to their units after complete recovery. Out of the 523 casualties there was only one death."

He also said that despite the fact that all war wounds are infected, the post-operative wound infection in treating the Kargil casualties was less than two per cent. Maj Gen Virendra Singh further said the added challenge to the Command Hospital was from nature. He said among the first complications that the doctors here had to face was from the harsh climate that most of the Armymen were thrown into all of a sudden. However, the hospital were successful in deal with problems like frostbites and respiratorial problems arising due to sudden change in altitude for the jawans, he added.