ABOUT
Nephrology Department
Breach Candy Hospital Department of Nephrology was started in 1975 under Dr. Bhupendra Gandhi.
The mission of this department Nephrology is to provide the highest quality of medical services to help kidney disease patients manage his or her condition.
Over the years the department Nephrology has kept pace with the latest in terms of technology and medical advances.
Today the department Nephrology offers the best in class medical services and has several achievements that are noteworthy in the Indian scenario.
We were the first unit to have reverse isolation machine installed for dialysis solution.
Our longest patient (HB) on dialysis had survived for nearly twenty five years before he succumbed to liver failure.
Currently we do close to five hundred dialysis per month.
Kidney transplant program was started in 1977 and majority of our patients have live related donor. We are also involved in active cadaveric transplant programme too. We have done nearly 500 transplantations so far.Technology and Services:
The hospital is well equipped to offer high quality of medical service for the kidney patients.
- Six Artificial Dialysis Unit (installed in the department) (7 am to 10 pm).
- Four Artificial Dialysis Unit (installed in the ICU).
- Emergency dialysis in ICU(24/7 365 days per year).
- Dialysis in ICU for critically ill patients including.
- Slow Low Efficiency Dialysis in medical unstable patients and patients with recent surgery where the kidney has failed temporarily.
- Plasma Exchange (previously called Plasmapheresis) in patients with acute kidney failure.
- Dialysis for selected patients with severe neuropathy and Myasthenia Gravis.
- Separate dialysis machine for patients suffering from Hepatitis B and C.
- Kidney transplant programme (live donor).
- Active cadaveric transplant programme.
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Our Departments And Centers
Breach Candy Hospital offers leading-edge medical services through various departments. Each clinical team comprise of members from various disciplines who collaborate and have close symbiotic relationships to ensure world class service delivery.
Our Clinical Specialties
The clinicians attached to our Clinical Specialties have honed their academic knowledge and skills from some of the best hospitals and academic institutions worldwide. With around thirty-five disciplines under one roof, our specialists collaborate to ensure a clinically sound plan along with matching execution for a quick recovery.
Our Doctors
Breach Candy doctors belong to a group of highly qualified and experienced clinicians. Patient-centric and tireless listeners, our doctors implement a holistic plan for patient wellness and recovery.