The Intensive Medical Care Unit of K.G. Hospital is one of the best in this country. Having started as a 3-bed unit 25 years back, IMCU has today grown to a 45-bed Unit manned by 10 Medical Officers, 75 Staff Nurses, 2 Respiratory Therapists and 2 Bio-Medical Engineers. Aside from this approximately 40 Consultants are always available "On Call" for any emergencies for this Unit.

Monitoring Facilities:

All patients in the IMCU are constantly monitored via ECG along with Central Monitoring Stations. The unit has 5 Pulse Oximeters and a Capnograph Monitor exclusively for the care of the patients. The Unit also boasts of 12 Infusion pumps and 2 Infusion syringe pumps.

Ventilators:

With 10 modern state-of-the-art ventilators like puritan Bennett 7200 A, Bear 3, Bear 5, Bear 1000 ventilators, this Intensive Medical Care Unit is one of the best equipped in the country.

Poison Management:

The IMCU also has a Poison Control and Management facility ready to respond to any poison related medical emergencies. K.G. Hospital also runs a Poison Information Center for the common man. The IMCU practices a modified regime for the treatment of organophospherous poisoning as practiced by Dr V Veerappan that has reduced mortality rate from 30% to a very low 3%. The Unit has successfully treated 1000 cases of OPC poisoning in the last 10 years.

Training:

Regular training programs for Medical Officers and Paramedics is the hallmark of Intensive Medical Care culture at K.G. Hospital. These programs ensure that Intensive Care personnel always possess cutting-edge knowledge in the field of Intensive Care Management that makes the difference in the day-to-day activities of the unit.

Library:

This unit is provided with a compact library with the latest reference material on related areas of Clinical Medicine for easy reference of the Intensive Care personnel.