
CHEST MEDICINE
Healthway Hospitals is fully equipped to handle all routine and emergency respiratory cases including Asthma and Allergic Diseases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Lung Infections including Tuberculosis, Interstitial Lung Diseases, Pulmonary Hypertension , sleep disorder and lung malignancies.
Our ICU has invasive, non invasive ventilators and BiPAP machines to provide respiratory support to all critical patients.
Various diagnostic modalities in the department include pulmonary function test, skin allergy test and bronchoscopy apart from the usual laboratory and radiological investigations. Our PFT lab is supported by well trained PFT technicians. Pulmonary function test not only help by diagnosing different respiratory diseases but also assess the functional status of patients. We also have video bronchoscopy facilities, polysomnography (Sleep Studies) and CPAP / BiPAP titration studies for patients.
We offer services of allergy testing and have allergy specialists who team up with the pulmologists to handle various allergy cases. In Addition we perform interventions like Seldinger/ Pigtail catheter insertion for chronic pleural effusions and intercostal tube drainage & pleurodesis. We conduct diagnostic bronchoscopic procedures as well as therapeutic bronchoscopy for ICU patients, diagnostic and therapeutic pleural tapping, 6 minute walk distance assessment, etc.
In an out-patient department we offer a detailed comprehensive patient assessment followed by essential diagnostic tests wherever necessary with appropriate treatment. For our in-patients, a multimodality support system aids in the overall patient improvement.
We strive to offer patient-focused care to both adult and paediatric patients in a comfortable and secure environment. The high-quality care we offer is tailored to the unique medical needs of each patient.