– New Intensive Care Unit was inaugurated by the Hon’ble Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of Tamil Nadu Thiru Ma. Subramanian
Chennai 20 December 2022: In their continuous effort to bring quality healthcare to the people of Tamilnadu, Fortis Hospital Vadapalani has added a state-of-the-art 17 bedded Multi-Disciplinary Intensive Care Unit today. The new facility is equipped with advanced technologies and round the clock multi-disciplinary specialists aimed to offer high level of intensive care to critically ill patients. This will be an additional unit to the existing 58 ICU beds at the hospital. The ICU was inaugurated by Hon’ble Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Government of Tamilnadu – Thiru. Ma. Subramanian, who also shared an insight on the growing need for advanced healthcare services and the various initiatives from the government to support the same. Thiru. Venkat Phanidhar Nelluri, SBU Head at Fortis Hospital Chennai, Dr. V Poorna Chandran – Medical Superintendent, Dr. Biswarup Pal – Clinical Lead & Senior Consultant Critical Care Services, Fortis Hospital Vadapalani and Senior Medical personnel were present at the launch.
Multidisciplinary Clinical team consisting of Cardiologists, Orthopedicians, Neurologists, Pulmonologists, Gastroenterologists, Hepatologists, etc. will provide continuous support in the intensive care unit to treat critically ill medical and surgical patients.
Speaking during the launch Mr. Venkat Phanidhar Nelluri, SBU Head, Fortis Hospital Chennai added, “The newly opened ICU is a testament to our unwavering commitment towards transforming the healthcare landscape of the region. With an increase in the services offered and the number of patients needing dedicated treatment, the demand for ICU beds has increased. Serving with our motto, “saving and enriching lives”, reaffirmed patient confidence in Fortis Hospital Vadapalani, resulting in more patients coming to us for various treatments and surgeries. With this new state-of-the-art ICU, more patients will be able to benefit from our services. They can be rest assured that our team of super specialists will offer round-the-clock excellent care to them.”
