Kolkata-based Woodlands Hospital is one of the oldest healthcare institutions of the city, five decades old. Woodlands has today grown as a modern multi-speciality hospital providing quality care at affordable cost.
The hospital’s acclaimed ‘integrated cardiac facility’ comprises an advanced cath lab, a dedicated cardiac OT, a fully equipped non-invasive cardiology unit and an integrated intensive care unit.
State-of-the-art equipment like dual source dual energy CT scan machine – ‘Somatom Definition and a 3 Tesla MRI – Magnetom Verio’, for cardiac imaging are readily available at the hospital. A cardiac ambulance is available ’round-the-clock’ to deal with any cardiac emergency swiftly and efficiently. The department is manned by a team of reputed interventional cardiologists and a full time cardiac surgeon adept at performing LIMA RIMA bypass surgery on beating heart, with an excellent success rate.
The hospital’s ‘critical care unit’ consists of 64 beds, headed by an Intensivist and his team of resident doctors and skilled nurses providing critical care of the highest level. The Urology department is well-equipped to handle complete management of various urinary problems. Normal deliveries to most complicated high risk pregnancy cases are dealt with at Gynaecology & Obstetrics, Neonatal management departments.
The Nephrology & Renal Transplantation Department of the hospital is easily claimed to be the best in the city. Facilities for both haemo and peritoneal dialysis and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) facility are available round-the-clock. All types of complicated orthopaedic surgeries including knee replacements are performed regularly at the Orthopaedics Department of the hospital.
Infrastructure and facilities
All the specialised units are supported by round the clock services provided by:
Pathology & Blood Bank: Enrolled with RIQAS, the quality control programme organised by National Health Services UK, accurate reports for different specimens are ensured.
Department of Radiodiagnosis: It is equipped wit modern facilities in digital X-ray, ultrasonography and mammography. CT and USG guided FNAC as well as interventional radiology. A dual source multi slice CT and a 3 Tesla MRI.
Electrophysiology Unit: Latest technology for EMG, EEG, NCV and EP study are available in this unit.
The Department of Gastroenterology & Bronchoscopy is equipped to take care of any gastro ailments and surgeries. The Out Patients’ Department of the hospital operates from 8 am – 8 pm. Apart from this, the hospital also provides ‘comprehensive health check-up’ packages tailor-made for corporates and individuals.
In pursuit of excellence, Woodlands has traditionally emphasised not only on meeting but on exceeding patients expectations, time and again. Woodlands runs a school as well as a college of nursing, both of which are housed at Joka.