Mumbai: Quaternary care hospital Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital has launched a Lung Disease Clinic focused on the diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management of respiratory conditions, including rare lung disorders and cases requiring lung transplants.
According to the hospital, the centre combines diagnostics, interventional pulmonology, and transplant care within a single facility.
The hospital states that the new clinic is intended to address respiratory illnesses by offering specialized services for conditions such as:
- Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD)
- End-stage COPD and emphysema
- Severe, treatment-resistant asthma
- Occupational and environmental lung disorders
- Progressive lung failure requiring ventilatory or ECMO support
Bronchoscopy, cryotherapy, endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)-guided biopsies, and airway stenting are the services provided in the facility. It also offers rehabilitation, oxygen therapy, and lifestyle support.A multidisciplinary team of specialists in cardiology, rheumatology, infectious disease, and critical care will ensure coordinated care.
The clinic’s lung transplant program includes pre-transplant evaluation, high-risk case management, surgical care, immunosuppressive therapy, and long-term monitoring.
