Critical Care

Critical Care in Mohali

Critical Care is a branch of medicine that diagnoses and manages life-threatening conditions requiring immediate, specialized medical attention. It includes the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and other units providing similar levels of care, such as the Coronary Care Unit and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Park Hospital specializes in providing specialized care for different organs, offering a wide range of services, including Hemodialysis, CRRT, Ventilator support, IABP, and Plasma exchange.

Park Hospital Mohali features an advanced ICU with 150 beds, making it one of the most comprehensively equipped critical care facilities in the region. As of September 2024, the hospital had a total bed capacity of 350, including 75 dedicated critical care beds.

Park Hospital provides 24/7 intensive care in its Critical Care Unit. A team of experts closely manages all ICU cases, aided by modern life-support equipment and continuous patient monitoring. Healthcare professionals in the ICU are highly trained to handle accidental, respiratory, cardiovascular, and other organ failures, such as liver dysfunction. 

The hospital operates several specialised ICU types: a Medical ICU for conditions such as acute kidney disease, respiratory illness, sepsis, stroke, and drug intoxication; a Surgical ICU for post-operative patients requiring continued monitoring or life support; a Paediatric ICU (PICU) for critically ill children, and adolescents up to 18 years; and a NICU providing advanced medical and surgical care for newborns with complex clinical scenarios. 

This hospital provides specialized programs, including acute polytrauma care, with a dedicated team of intensivists, general surgeons, and neurosurgeons. Other programs, such as acute stroke management, are handled by neurologists, neurosurgeons, and interventional radiologists, along with intensivists in neurocritical care units.

Emergency infrastructure includes fully equipped bed stations, ambulance services, helipad services for air ambulances, and an optimal nurse-to-patient ratio, ensuring the right care is provided at the right time.