BLK Hospital
Overview
Dr. B.L. Kapur, a renowned obstetrician and gynecologist, founded the BLK Super Specialty Hospital in 1959. Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, India’s then-prime minister, announced it. B L Kapoor Hospital is a large and well-known tertiary care healthcare facility in New Delhi, India. The multi-superspecialty hospital has an excellent infrastructure, including 650 inpatient beds, 125 critical care beds, and 17 dedicated operating rooms. The hospital employs a team of highly qualified and skilled doctors who specialize in a variety of fields. They are supported by a well-trained clinical and paramedical staff that strives to provide the best medical care possible to all patients. It is regarded as one of the best cancer treatment facilities in India, particularly for treating Obesity and Gastrointestinal Cancer with laparoscopic surgery.
Accessibility
- Nearest Airport: Indira Gandhi International Airport which is around 20 Km away from the hospital and it takes about 24 min drive to reach the hospital.
- Nearest Railway Station: New Delhi Railway Station which is around 5.2 Km away from the hospital and it takes about 10 min to reach the hospital.
- Nearest Metro Station: Rajendar Nagar Metro Station which is just 2 min walking distance away from the hospital. Located close to many hotels and guest houses.
Infrastructure
- The multi-super speciality hospital has a top-notch infrastructure with 650 inpatient beds, 125 critical care beds and 17 dedicated operation theatres.
- The modular operation theatres are equipped with three stage air filtration and gas scavenging system to gurantee patient safety.
- There are facilities for Haemodialysis, Endoscopy and Bronchoscopy that are available round the clock by the bedside of the patient.
- Other services include Nuclear Medicine, Blood Bank, Mammography, Bone Mineral Density, Endoscopy Suites, and Ambulance Services for different types of emergencies.
- BLK Hospital houses specialized birthing suites that have telemetric foetal monitors to allow the doctors to follow the progression of labour.
- BLK Cancer Centre is a high-tech facility with advanced technology including Triology Tx Linear Accelerator with cone beam CT for Radiation Oncology and Cyber-knife VSI.
- The hospital has dedicated endoscopy suite for endoscopic ultrasound and other advanced endoscopic procedures such as ERCP, Stenting, UGIE, Colonoscopy and others.
Center of Excellence
- Cancer Centre.
- Centre for Bone Marrow Transplant.
- Heart Centre.
- Centre for Neurosciences.
- Institute for Digestive & Liver Diseases.
- Centre for Renal Sciences & Kidney Transplant.
- Institute for Bone, Joint Replacement, Orthopedics.
- Centre for Chest & Respiratory Diseases.
- Centre for Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery.
- Centre for Child Health.
- Centre for Critical Care.
Key Differentiators
- BLK Super Specialty Hospital is the first in the NCR region to install and use an automatic pneumatic chute system, which improves health care.
- This hospital has one of the largest and most prestigious critical care programs in the medical, surgical, cardiac, paediatrics, neonatology, neurosciences, and organ transplant departments.
- There are over 150 senior specialties working in various specialty departments. The hospital is home to some of India’s best cancer specialists.
- The BLK organ transplant center is a cutting-edge facility for various types of transplants, including liver and renal transplants.
- The center has a dedicated ICU with HEPA filters and specialized patient care instruments.
- BLK Hospital has one of India’s largest bone marrow transplant centers, and it is well known for its high success rate.
- BLK Bone Marrow Transplant Centre, one of the largest in Asia, is accredited with Delhi’s First MUD (Match Unrelated Donor) Transplant. • Offers the best treatment for Obesity and Gastrointestinal Cancer through laparoscopic surgery.
Awards and recognition
- Awarded the Prestigious Gold Award at Hospital Management Asia (HMA), Bangkok (2013) and HMA Awards 2014.
- ET Healthworld Hospital Awards – Best Multi-Speciality Hospital.
- BLK-Max won “Quality Beyond Accreditation” award in AHPI 2020 at Bengaluru.
- Won Best Patient Experience Technology Innovation Award – 2019.
- MEDCON 2016 Awards by ASSOCHAM.