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Who cares for the patient?

A whole team works around one patient

Mother Hospital has a Multidisciplinary ICU (MDICU), a Medical ICU, a Cardiac ICU and a Neuro ICU, so that different emergencies can be looked after in the right unit.

Many experts work together around each patient. Your admitting physician (the doctor under whom the patient was admitted) works closely with the ICU team, while the overall treatment inside the ICU is led by a Consultant Intensivist. An intensivist is a highly trained specialist whose sole focus is treating the most critically ill patients and managing complex life-support systems.

Our intensive care team is led by Consultant Intensivist Dr. Farhan Palathinkal. Trained in Critical Care at Lakeshore Hospital, Kochi, he brings extensive experience from his previous roles as a consultant intensivist at Sunrise Hospital, Kottayam, and Apollo Adlux Hospital, Angamaly. Supported by round-the-clock duty doctors, ICU nurses, physiotherapists, and dietitians, the entire team follows one unified treatment plan.

Key points

  • Mother Hospital has a Multidisciplinary ICU (MDICU), a Medical ICU, a Cardiac ICU and a Neuro ICU
  • An intensivist is a doctor specially trained in critical illness and life support
  • The ICU is led by Dr. Farhan Palathinkal, working alongside your admitting physician
  • You can always ask who someone is and what they do

Good to know

Asking questions is always welcome, it helps us care better.

Intensive care equipment, with no people in view

This is general information for families. It does not replace the advice of your ICU team, please ask them about your loved one's specific condition. Have questions? Our ICU team is happy to explain, please ask.