Pune: Three specialised healthcare centres for organ transplantation, mother-and-child care, reproductive medicine and endoscopy were inaugurated at Dr D Y Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Pimpri, on Monday.The centres — Yashraj Prasad Patil Multi-Organ Transplant Centre of Excellence, Bhagyashree Aai & Gokul Mother & Child Centre and IVF & Endoscopy Center — are expected to provide patients access to specialised treatment under one roof.The multi-organ transplant centre will cater to patients requiring complex transplant and critical care, particularly those with end-stage heart and lung disease and other serious conditions. It has specialised equipment, infection-control systems and dedicated air-handling systems for transplant patients. The centre will also provide medical students and postgraduate trainees exposure to transplant procedures and technology.The hospital has performed more than 550 organ transplants involving the heart, lung, kidney, pancreas, cornea and liver. More than 50 heart and lung transplants have been carried out in the past three years, according to the hospital.Bhagyashree Aai & Gokul Mother & Child Centre will provide specialised care for mothers, newborns and children. It will bring maternal, neonatal and paediatric services together, including care through different stages of pregnancy and childhood. IVF & Endoscopy Center will provide reproductive medicine and endoscopic services, including fertility-related care and advanced endoscopic procedures.Deputy chief minister Sunetratai Ajit Pawar said the mother-and-child centre would address healthcare needs of women and children, while the IVF and endoscopy centre would expand access to specialised services. “The health of mothers and children is fundamental to the health of society. The IVF and Endoscopy Center is another important step towards meeting future healthcare needs, while the transplant centre reflects the hospital’s growing capabilities in complex transplantation,” she said.Public health minister Prakash Abitkar said bringing specialised services together could reduce the need for patients to travel between hospitals for critical treatment. “Healthcare is not only about advanced technology; it is also about ensuring that these services are accessible to the people who need them,” he said.The hospital has 2,011 beds, 181 ICU beds, a 45-bed NICU, 32 modular operation theatres and two cardiac catheterisation laboratories. It also has round-the-clock laboratory and radiology services, robotic surgery facilities, a 24-hour dialysis unit and transplant services. The hospital caters to around 11 lakh patients annually and performs about 50,000 surgeries every year.
