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Labaid Cardiac Hospital -The first state-of-the art cardiac hospital

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Labaid Cardiac Hospital -The first state-of-the art
cardiac hospital
The first state-of-the art cardiac care Tk 100 crore hospital awaits its formal launching soon but already in operation the Ladaid Cardiac Hospital located in the heart of the city in Dhanmandi has already performed four successful open heart surgeries with the most recent technology in cardiac surgery known as the beating heart surgery that enables bypass surgery without stopping the heart.
The specialty of this hospital is the use of beating heart surgeries. With its maneuverable arm and suction pods, the recently introduced Octopus device in beating heart surgery allow surgeons to
stabilise a section of the heart while they repair the vessels for bypass grafting, as opposed to stopping the heart and placing the patient on a heart-lung machine. Patients who undergo beating heart surgery may have shorter hospital stays, recover much faster, feel reduced pain and trauma, and of course, reduced health costs.
Young and confident surgeon Dr Luthfor Rahman, leading the main surgical team of the hospital says, "Why should patients travel abroad when we have experienced hands in the country. Open heart surgeries ten years ago were quite complex in Bangladesh but today we are offering quality care the same care and hospitality one would get in the
West."
With having done over 700 openheart successful surgeries, Dr Rahman describes the Labaid Cardiac Hospital facilities as one of the most modern cardiac care hospitals in the world with all the latest equipment support for cardiac treatment.
Professor M Matiur Rahman leads the team of most experienced cardiologists at the hospital. The team has already performed over 50 non-surgical interventions to diagnose cardiac problems.
The centrally air-conditioned 100-bed hospital has six emergency beds, four fully equipped cardiac emergency support ambulances, 16 coronary care units (CCU) and 12
step down CCU, one pre-cath room, two ultra-modern cathlab, six post cathlab beds, two operation theatres, 14 beds for the intensive care units, 24 high-care beds imported from USA, 22 modern cabins with facility to accommodate one attendant in each cabin, two specially decorated VIP cabins and centrally controlled monitors to supervise condition of patients in cabins.
The outpatients department, on the first floor, to consultant heart specialists or cardiologists has been designed to give maximum comfort for the convenience of clients. The hospital also has a fully equipped diagnostic centre, computerised autoclave machines to avoid any infection of instruments, physio-
therapy facilities, in-house cafeteria and fully automatic laundry, all of which are designed to support modern cardiac care in the hospital.
Besides, the hospital outdoors also has councilors to guide attendants or patients to make right decisions. Experienced attendants are also available to any one who requires guidance or assistance.
"I have travelled to many countries across the globe and witnessed many modern cardiac hospitals. My dream was to set up a state of the art cardiac hospital in Bangladesh. Of course, this is not my hospital but a hospital made for Bangladeshis," said Abu Mohammad Shameem, Managing Director of Lab Aid Group.
Abdul Latif, the first open-heart bypass surgery patient at the hospital, relaxing in his bed in room 1, described, "I feel like I am in a five star hotel. This place looks like a hotel not a hospital."
Decosta, an ICU nurse who has had lot of experience in post-surgery wards for last five years said, "We use the most modern instruments here some of which are not available anywhere else in the country. You cannot make mistakes in the ICU because the machines installed here are made to tip you off if you make mistakes. It is fantastic to work here!”