Critical Care Unit
At Gastro Care Hospital, critical care service is driven by a commitment to promote a safe and effective environment. From heart attacks and strokes, to severe respiratory problems, infections, burns,sepsis and other life-threatening illnesses, we recognize the unique needs of critically ill patients and endeavour to secure the highest quality care for them.
Our Critical Care Unit takes a multidisciplinary approach in caring for patients with illnesses that require close monitoring and immediate response to rapid clinical changes. To do this effectively, it has an excellent combination of world-class infrastructure, a team of critical care professionals, specialists, trained nurses and other support staff.
The Unit takes pride in its communication skills and makes every attempt to communicate closely with patients, their families and other care providers including referring physicians, emergency medicine, general medicine, its allied specialties and surgical specialties to provide comprehensive care.
The Critical Care Unit is strategically located within the hospital and accommodates 12 beds. 24 hour support services, including imaging & laboratory services and pharmacy are located in the vicinity of the Unit and staffed by committed personnel. The Unit's strength is its staff who endorse the importance of teamwork in caring for critically ill patients. In addition to trained staff, who are the key to our success, the state-of-the-art facility has optimal infrastructure to provide tertiary level care.
Patient care areas are designed to provide optimal room temperature and a quiet environment
Multi Channel monitoring equipment which support non-invasive and invasive pressure monitoring
Mechanical Ventilators that can be used to provide basic and advanced strategies
Routine use of infusion pumps for drug delivery
Resuscitation equipment at the bedside
Special beds to prevent pressure ulcers for patients requiring prolonged care.
Life saving cardiac equipment including defibrillators and temporary pacemakers.
Bedside imaging services including X-ray, Ultrasonography Echocardiogram and Colour Doppler.
Portable transport equipment to ensure safety while moving patients out of the Unit for essential procedures
Renal replacement therapy including intermittent Haemodialysis .
Ability to perform bedside surgical procedures like tracheostomy and emergency procedures when required ·
Bronchoscopy for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
The unit has the following equipments to facilitate optimum care: