Narayana Institute of Cardiac Sciences

Narayana Institute of Cardiac Sciences
Narayana Health
Geography
Location	NH Health city, Bommasandra, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Organisation
Care system	Private
Funding	Self-funded
Services
Standards	JCI , NABH
Links
Website	narayanahealth.org

Narayana Institute of Cardiac Sciences (NICS) is a hospital in Bommasandra, Bangalore, India, operated by the Narayana Health group. NICS is one of the largest cardiac hospitals in the world.^[1] It has been accredited by the Joint Commission International and the NABH.

The hospital was commissioned in 2000 as part of NH Health City, by Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty, the Chairman and Founder of Narayana Health, who has performed nearly 15,000 heart surgeries,^[2] as a centre to focus on complex cardiac surgery and heart transplantation.

Narayana Institute of Cardiac Sciences

NICS is equipped with 23 cardiac operating theaters, five digital catheterisation laboratories including a hybrid catheterisation laboratory, and 200 critical care beds for post-operative care. NICS also has one of the largest pediatric intensive care units in the world.☃☃ The hospital has performed free cardiac procedures for children and successfully treated heart problems on newborns, as well as adults, from several countries. NICS is equipped to perform up to 60 heart surgeries per day.☃☃ The cardiac procedures that are performed in NICS include complex heart valve repair, coronary artery bypass graft, pulmonary endartectomy for chronic pulmonary embolism, Ross procedure, ventricular aneurysm repair, left ventricular remodeling and Dor procedure, electrophysiology and left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implant.

NICS

Awards

• Best Single Speciality Hospital in India, Cardiology in the CNBC TV 18 & ICICI Lombard India Healthcare Award 2015-2016.^[3]

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