Department highlightsWith a vision to provide a world class cardiac and multi-specialty care, Fortis Malar Hospital has become the focal point of healthcare for the residents of Tamil Nadu. Fortis Malar Hospital is one of the internationally recognized hospitals in India and has now successfully introduced a world-class Neonatal Centre in its premises. The Department of Neonatology at Fortis Malar Hospital has a medical faculty supported by a team of professionals who have the competence to take care of newborns, especially those that are preterm or otherwise requiring critical care.
IntroductionFortis Malar hospital has a state-of-the-art NICU and step down Nursery, which is fully equipped to handle all neonatal emergencies and which meets international standards. Fortis Malar has the best possible equipments: Giraffe Open Care Systems, Ohmeda Incubators, SLE Neonatal Ventilators, Fisher & Paykel Bubble CPAP System, Philips Multi-channel Vital-sign Monitors and Phoenix Double Surface Phototherapy Units. Also the NICU is designed to promote developmental care of these high risk newborns (special lighting to promote sleep/wake cycle, low ambient noise level).
Services and Treatments offered
- Incubators and open head warmers (For keeping babies warm)
- Neonatal Ventilation (For supporting breathing problems)
- Intensive Care Monitoring (Continuous recording of vital parameters)
- Surfactant Therapy for Respiratory Distress (Special medicines to mature baby’s lungs)
- Blood Gas Analyzer (Measurement of critical blood parameters)
- Digital syringe & infusion pumps
- Blood Exchange Transfusion for Jaundice (Replacement of jaundiced blood with fresh normal blood)
- Double-surface Phototherapy for Jaundice (Special blue lights for treating jaundice)
- Total Parental Nutrition (intravenou nutrient delivery)
- Round-the-clock Neonatal Surgical support
- Neonatal Emergency Transport Service (NETS)
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