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In a significant stride towards elevating pulmonary healthcare in the city, Mumbai-based Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital has announced the launch of its Advanced Lung Disease Clinic, a dedicated centre of excellence for the diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management of rare and complex lung disorders.
This clinic integrates advanced diagnostics, interventional pulmonology, and lung transplant expertise under one roof, offering patients comprehensive and personalised care.
According to the Lancet Respiratory Medicine report, India is home to approximately 33 million asthma patients and 55 million individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), representing over 10% of the global burden for these respiratory illnesses. The Advanced Lung Disease Clinic aims to bridge this critical healthcare gap by delivering cutting-edge diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, including life-saving lung transplant services.
The clinic specialises in managing severe and advanced lung diseases such as: Severe Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD); End-stage COPD and emphysema; Severe, treatment-resistant asthma; Occupational and environmental lung disorders; Progressive lung failure requiring ventilatory or ECMO suppor.t
Equipped with state-of-the-art interventional pulmonology technologies-including high-precision bronchoscopy, cryotherapy, endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)-guided biopsies, and airway stenting-the clinic also offers personalised pulmonary rehabilitation, oxygen therapy, and lifestyle support programs tailored to each patient’s needs.
