What is critical care in a hospital?

Critical care involves specialised treatment for patients with life-threatening conditions requiring intensive monitoring and advanced medical support.

What conditions require critical care treatment?

Conditions like severe infections, heart attack, stroke, organ failure, trauma, and respiratory distress often require critical care.

What is an ICU and who needs it?

An Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is a specialised department for patients who need constant monitoring, ventilator support, or life-saving interventions.

What facilities are available in a critical care unit?

Critical care units are equipped with ventilators, cardiac monitors, dialysis support, advanced imaging, and 24/7 specialist care.

What is ventilator support in critical care?

Ventilator support helps patients breathe when they are unable to do so effectively on their own.

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Best Critical Care Hospital in Mumbai

Dr. Anita Mathew Jun 12, 2026

Best Critical Care Hospital in Mumbai

Fortis Hospital Mulund, Mumbai is a leading critical care and intensive care hospital in India. Our Critical Care Medicine Department is dedicated to treat and manage the patients facing life-threatening health conditions. Supported by highly skilled medical team, 24x7 ICU support and cutting-edge technology.

Best ICU (Intensive Care Unit) Services

Critical care also known as intensive care, is crucial for patients with severe life-threatening illnesses and injuries.

At Fortis Hospital, Mulund patients are admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for various health indications such as:

Cardiovascular Instability
Acute Liver Failure or Fulminant liver failure
High-risk pregnancies
Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS)
Respiratory Failure
Sepsis and septic shock
Post-surgical intensive monitoring

Specialized & Multidisciplinary ICUs

Our hospital features a wide range of ICUs tailored to meet the unique needs of different medical conditions:

Multidisciplinary ICUs
Medical and Surgical ICUs
Cardiac and Coronary Care Units (CCU)
Organ Transplant ICUs
Paediatric and Neonatal ICUs (PICU & NICU)
Super-ICU for complex liver surgeries and high-risk obstetric patients

Pioneers in ECMO Retrieval Services

Fortis Hospital Mulund, is a renowned leader in ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) retrieval and transport services. Our expert critical care team can connect and reach out to the patients anywhere in India, initiate ECMO on-site support, and transport them safely for advanced treatment in our facility.

Fortis Hospitals utilises an evidence-based approach in patient care. Our patient outcomes are based on the APACHE II (acute physiology and chronic health evaluation) scoring system, which is at par with international standards.

Expert Critical Care Team in Mumbai

Our highly trained and experienced critical care team includes:

Intensivists (Clinicians with intensive care medicine training)
The team works closely with clinicians from other specialities (CVTS, neurology, nephrology, paediatrics, pulmonology, transplant medicine and so on)
Specially-trained critical care nurses, clinical nutritionists, physician assistants and physiotherapists

The team is ably supported by anaesthetists, infectious diseases specialists, radiologists and clinical pharmacologists.

We are recognised as an academic centre for capacity building, offering specialised critical care medicine training for nurses and doctors, across the city.