At Healing Hospital, we recognize that critical care and anaesthesia services form the backbone of surgical excellence and life-saving emergency care—ensuring patient safety during surgery, providing life support during critical illness, and delivering expert perioperative management that determines outcomes.

We serve patients across Chandigarh, Mohali, Panchkula, and surrounding regions with comprehensive anaesthesia services for all surgical specialties and advanced critical care capabilities for medical and surgical emergencies. Whether you need general anaesthesia for major surgery, regional anaesthesia for pain-free procedures, spinal or epidural anaesthesia for obstetric care, sedation for minor procedures, or intensive care support for life-threatening conditions, our experienced team of anaesthesiologists and intensivists provides expert care with vigilant monitoring and proven protocols.

Combined with our team’s impressive clinical volume—managing over 10,000 anaesthesia cases annually—and 24/7 critical care coverage with code blue and CPR teams, we provide the expertise and infrastructure ensuring optimal outcomes in both routine and high-risk situations. If you are searching for “best ICU in Chandigarh,” “expert anaesthesiologist near me,” or “advanced critical care services,” you have found a center where three decades of experience meets cutting-edge technology.

Anaesthesia

What is Critical Care & Anaesthesia?

Critical Care Medicine (Intensive Care) is a medical specialty focused on diagnosing and managing life-threatening conditions requiring comprehensive monitoring and organ support. Intensivists provide round-the-clock care for critically ill patients experiencing respiratory failure, septic shock, multi-organ dysfunction, post-operative complications, or severe trauma, using advanced life support technology including mechanical ventilation, hemodynamic monitoring, renal replacement therapy, and continuous vital sign assessment.

Anaesthesiology is the medical specialty ensuring patient safety and comfort during surgical procedures through administration of anaesthesia (general, regional, or local), continuous monitoring of vital functions, management of pain and physiological responses to surgery, and immediate intervention if complications arise. Anaesthesiologists are perioperative physicians—evaluating patients before surgery, providing anaesthetic care during procedures, and managing post-operative pain and recovery.

The integration of critical care and anaesthesia expertise is crucial for optimal outcomes—anaesthesiologists managing high-risk surgical patients require critical care skills for intraoperative emergencies, while intensivists managing critically ill patients often need advanced airway management and sedation expertise. This seamless integration at Healing Hospital ensures comprehensive perioperative care from pre-surgical evaluation through post-operative recovery, whether patients undergo routine procedures or face life-threatening complications requiring intensive care support.

When Should You Need Critical Care, Emergency, & Anaesthesia Services?

Critical Care (ICU) Needed For: 

  • Respiratory Emergencies
  • Cardiovascular Emergencies
  • Neurological Emergencies
  • Sepsis & Infections
  • Trauma & Injuries
  • Post-Operative Critical Care
  • Metabolic & Endocrine Crises
  • Renal & Hepatic Emergencies
  • Poisoning & Overdose

Anaesthesia Services Needed For:

  • Surgical Procedures
  • Diagnostic & Therapeutic Procedures
  • Obstetric Care
  • Pain Management

Why Choose Healing Hospital for Critical Care, Emergency, & Anaesthesia in Chandigarh?

Advanced Critical Care Capabilities : Our ICU is equipped with state-of-the-art monitoring systems, advanced ventilators providing multiple ventilation modes, continuous vital sign monitoring, central venous pressure monitoring, arterial line monitoring, and comprehensive organ support systems ensuring critically ill patients receive the highest level of care with immediate intervention capability when conditions change.

24/7 Code Blue & Emergency Response Team : We maintain round-the-clock code blue and CPR teams led by expert anaesthesiologists trained in advanced cardiac life support and emergency management. Our team’s proficiency in handling life-threatening situations ensures rapid, coordinated response to any emergency, optimizing survival in critical moments. This immediate availability of expert emergency care provides crucial safety assurance for all patients in our facility.

Comprehensive Perioperative Care : Our anaesthesia team provides complete perioperative management including meticulous pre-anaesthetic evaluation identifying and optimizing risk factors, precise intraoperative anaesthetic management with continuous monitoring, expert post-operative pain control ensuring comfortable recovery, and seamless transition to critical care when needed. This integrated approach—from pre-surgical assessment through post-operative recovery—ensures optimal outcomes and patient satisfaction.

Why Choose Healing Hospital for Critical Care, Emergency, & Anaesthesia in Chandigarh

Comprehensive Critical Care, Emergency, & Anaesthesia Services We Offer At Healing Hospital

Critical Care Services:Intensive Care Unit (ICU) 

Comprehensive critical care for medical emergencies (respiratory failure, septic shock, cardiovascular crises, neurological emergencies, renal failure, metabolic derangements) and post-operative patients requiring extended ventilator support, hemodynamic monitoring, multi-organ support, and intensive nursing care ensuring optimal recovery. 

Ventilator Management 

Expert mechanical ventilation using advanced ventilators with multiple modes (volume control, pressure control, SIMV, PSV, CPAP) for respiratory failure from any cause, with protocols for lung-protective ventilation, weaning strategies, and extubation readiness assessment.

Haemodynamic Monitoring & Support 

Continuous monitoring of blood pressure, cardiac output, central venous pressure, and tissue perfusion with expert use of vasopressors, inotropes, and fluid management maintaining optimal circulation in shock states and cardiovascular instability.

Trauma & Emergency Critical Care 

Resuscitation and stabilization of multi-trauma patients, severe burn victims, and emergency surgical patients requiring immediate life support, blood product transfusions, and comprehensive trauma protocols.

Code Blue & CPR Response

Round-the-clock emergency response team providing immediate advanced cardiac life support for cardiac arrests, respiratory arrests, and life-threatening emergencies throughout the hospital with expert resuscitation capabilities.

Sepsis Management

Protocol-driven management of severe sepsis and septic shock including early goal-directed therapy, appropriate antibiotics, source control, fluid resuscitation, and vasopressor support following international sepsis guidelines for optimal outcomes.

Nutritional Support

Comprehensive enteral and parenteral nutrition for critically ill patients unable to maintain oral intake, preventing malnutrition and supporting healing and immune function during critical illness. 

Anaesthesia Services:

Pre-Anaesthetic Evaluation & Risk Assessment

Pre-anaesthetic evaluation and risk assessment involves a comprehensive review of the patient’s medical history, physical examination, current medications, comorbid conditions, and airway status, along with appropriate investigations to determine fitness for surgery. High-risk patients are identified through systematic risk stratification, including cardiac and pulmonary assessment, optimization of diabetes and other chronic illnesses, safe management of anticoagulation, and coordination with relevant specialists to ensure optimal pre-operative condition. 

Post-Operative Pain Management

Our comprehensive post-operative pain management ensures optimal comfort and faster recovery through Multimodal Analgesia combining IV analgesics, regional anaesthesia, oral medications, and non-pharmacological approaches; Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) allowing self-administration within safe parameters; Epidural Analgesia with continuous infusion for major thoracic, abdominal, and orthopedic surgeries facilitating early mobilization; and Nerve Blocks & Catheters providing prolonged analgesia for extremity surgeries.

Conditions We Manage At Healing Hospital's Critical Care, Emergency, & Anaesthesia Centre

Trauma & Multi-System Injuries

Polytrauma from motor vehicle accidents, severe burns, crush injuries, major haemorrhage, blunt and penetrating trauma, and traumatic injuries requiring emergency surgery.

Sepsis & Severe Infections

Septic shock, severe sepsis, multi-organ dysfunction from infection, pneumonia, urinary tract infections, abdominal infections, post-operative infections, and bloodstream infections—requiring early goal-directed therapy and comprehensive sepsis management.

Renal & Hepatic Emergencies

Acute kidney injury requiring dialysis, chronic kidney disease complications, acute liver failure, hepatic encephalopathy, severe ascites, and hepatorenal syndrome—requiring organ support and specialized intensive care.

Neurological Emergencies

Stroke (ischemic and hemorrhagic), traumatic brain injury, subarachnoid hemorrhage, status epilepticus, meningitis, encephalitis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, and post-neurosurgery complications.

Cardiovascular Emergencies

Acute myocardial infarction (heart attack), cardiogenic shock, acute heart failure, severe hypertensive crisis, cardiac arrhythmias, post-cardiac arrest care, and cardiovascular complications after surgery.

Respiratory Emergencies

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), severe pneumonia, COVID-19 respiratory failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations, asthma status asthmaticus, pulmonary embolism, and respiratory failure from any cause.

Post-Operative Complications

Respiratory failure after surgery, cardiovascular instability, wound complications, sepsis, anastomotic leaks, bleeding, organ dysfunction, and any post-operative condition requiring intensive monitoring and intervention beyond routine recovery.

Anaesthesia for Surgical Conditions

All surgical specialties requiring anaesthesia including general surgery, orthopedic surgery, gynecological surgery, obstetric procedures, urological surgery, ENT surgery, plastic surgery, neurosurgery, cardiac surgery, paediatric surgery, and emergency trauma surgery.

Dr. K.K. Gombar

Head
Critical Care
30+ Years

Dr. K.K. Gombar is a distinguished anaesthesiologist and intensivist with over 30 years of enriched experience in anaesthesiology and critical care at prestigious institutions in India and abroad. His three decades of experience encompass all aspects of anaesthesia including general, regional, cardiac, neurosurgical, obstetric, pediatric, and trauma anaesthesia, along with comprehensive critical care management of medical and surgical ICU patients. As Department Head, Dr. Gombar ensures the highest standards of perioperative safety, evidence-based critical care protocols, continuous quality improvement, and mentorship of the anaesthesia team, creating a culture of excellence that prioritizes patient safety and optimal outcomes in both routine and high-risk situations.

Doctors Available

Dr. Guru Dutt Sharma

Dr. Guru Dutt Sharma

Senior Consultant

Anaesthesiologist

25+ Years

Hindi, Punjabi, English

Dr. Dinesh Kumar Sardana

Dr. Dinesh Kumar Sardana

Senior Consultant

Anaesthesiologist

15+ Years

Hindi, Punjabi, English

Dr. Harsimran Kaur

Dr. Harsimran Kaur

Senior Consultant

Anaesthesiologist

5+ Years

Hindi, Punjabi, English

Cutting-Edge Technologies

Equipped with state-of-art diagnostic and treatment technologies to ensure the best outcomes for our patients

Sub-Millimeter Precision
CUVIS Robotic FT-3D Joint ResurfacingTricity’s First Fully Automated / AI-Driven / Sub-Millimeter PrecisionThe “Smart GPS” for Bone & Joint Surgery
Ultra-Fast
Cath Lab – GE HealthcareMost Advanced DiagnosticsOperational 24X7 for Emergency Services
New-age Knee Resurfacing
RoboLens FT-3D – Pioneer & Founding CenterAI & AR Enabled Knee ResurfacingERAS-Powered & Cartilage Preservation New-Age

Other Specialities

Patient Stories

At Healing Hospital, expert anaesthesia and critical care make the difference between routine recovery and life-saving intervention. Here are real stories where our team's expertise ensured optimal outcomes.

``The trauma team and Dr. Gombar's expertise literally saved my life. From the moment I arrived in critical condition to emergency surgery and intensive care afterward, their skill and quick decisions made all the difference. I'm alive and recovered completely thanks to their exceptional care during the most critical hours,`` shares Ravi emotionally.
Mr. Ravi Rajan Emergency Trauma Resuscitation
``I was terrified about surgery given my heart and kidney problems, but Dr. Guru's thorough evaluation and expert anaesthesia management ensured everything went smoothly. His meticulous care before, during, and after surgery gave me confidence, and I recovered without any complications. His expertise in high-risk anaesthesia was crucial,`` shares Meena gratefully.
Mrs. Meena Bansal High-Risk Cardiac Surgery Anaesthesia
``My family was told I might not survive when I was admitted in septic shock. Dr. Gombar and the ICU team's round-the-clock expert care through those critical days saved my life. Their expertise in managing every complication and supporting my failing organs until they recovered was nothing short of miraculous. I'm alive and well today because of their skill,`` says Harpreet emotionally.
Mr. Harpreet Singh Severe Sepsis ICU Recovery
``I don't remember the cardiac arrest, but my family watched Dr. Buttar and the team save my life through expert CPR and resuscitation. They told me how quickly the team responded and how professionally they worked. I'm alive without any brain damage because of their immediate expert intervention. Their code blue team is truly life-saving,`` says Amit gratefully.
Mr. Amit Verma Emergency Code Blue Response

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Which is the best critical care and anaesthesia hospital in Chandigarh?

Healing Hospital is recognized for excellence in critical care and anaesthesia services, led by Dr. K.K. Gombar with over 30 years of experience. Our team manages 10,000+ anaesthesia cases annually, maintains 24/7 code blue and CPR teams, provides comprehensive perioperative care from pre-anaesthetic evaluation through post-operative recovery, and offers advanced ICU capabilities.

What types of anaesthesia do you provide?

We provide all anaesthetic modalities including general anaesthesia for major surgeries, regional anaesthesia (nerve blocks), spinal anaesthesia, epidural anaesthesia and analgesia, monitored anaesthesia care/sedation for procedures, pediatric anaesthesia, obstetric anaesthesia (labor epidurals, cesarean sections), cardiac anaesthesia, neurosurgical anaesthesia, and trauma/emergency anaesthesia—tailored to individual patient needs and surgical requirements.

Is anaesthesia safe? What are the risks?

Modern anaesthesia is very safe when administered by expert anaesthesiologists with appropriate monitoring. Our team’s extensive experience (10,000+ cases annually), meticulous pre-anaesthetic evaluation identifying and optimizing risks, continuous intraoperative monitoring, and immediate availability of resuscitation equipment minimize complications.

How do you manage pain after surgery?

We provide comprehensive multimodal pain management including patient-controlled analgesia (PCA), continuous epidural analgesia for major surgeries, peripheral nerve blocks and catheters, IV and oral analgesics, and non-pharmacological approaches—ensuring optimal comfort while minimizing opioid requirements and side effects, facilitating early mobilization and faster recovery.

What ICU facilities do you have?

Our ICU is equipped with advanced ventilators with multiple ventilation modes, continuous hemodynamic monitoring systems, central venous pressure monitoring, arterial line monitoring, renal replacement therapy (dialysis) capability, comprehensive vital sign monitoring, and 24/7 intensivist coverage ensuring critically ill patients receive highest level of care with immediate intervention when needed.

Do you have 24/7 anaesthesia and critical care coverage?

Yes, we maintain round-the-clock anaesthesia coverage for emergency surgeries and procedures, 24/7 intensivist presence in ICU for continuous critical care management, immediate code blue and CPR team response for any emergency, and on-call senior consultants available for complex cases ensuring expert care is always immediately available regardless of time.

How do you handle medical emergencies like cardiac arrest?

We maintain dedicated code blue and CPR teams led by expert anaesthesiologists trained in advanced cardiac life support (ACLS). Teams respond within one minute to any cardiac arrest or life-threatening emergency throughout the hospital, providing immediate expert resuscitation, advanced airway management, appropriate medications, and post-resuscitation care.

What is the doctor-to-patient ratio in ICU?

We maintain appropriate intensivist coverage with dedicated ICU physicians providing round-the-clock care, along with specialized critical care nursing staff trained in intensive care protocols. The exact ratio varies based on patient acuity, but we ensure adequate staffing for close monitoring and immediate response to any changes in patient condition.

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