In a medical emergency, reacting quickly and efficiently is of utmost importance. General Surgery is the Department that provides Holy Family Hospital’s Emergency Medical services with a strong backbone to handle surgical emergencies and give victims of accidents the highest level of care possible. This department is highly skilled at providing the entire range of surgical services.
Our highly experienced staff provides the entire range of emergency surgical services which include road traffic accidents and other trauma situations, round the clock; backed up by excellent support of the department of radiology, pathology blood bank and intensive care.
The department of surgery provides a broad spectrum of surgical care ranging from general surgery to more specialized branches of laparoscopic (minimal access or keyhole) surgery, cancer surgery, neuro surgery, urology, paediatric surgery, and plastic & reconstructive surgery.
At HFH, surgery exhibits the following specialized branches:
- Diabetic Foot Surgery
- ENT Surgery
- Eye Surgery
- Gynaec Surgery
- Laproscopic / Minimal Access Surgery
- Obstetric Surgery
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Paediatric Surgery
- Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- Surgical Gastroenterology
- Surgical Urology
The Department of General Surgery performs the following operations frequently:
- Gastro-intestinal surgery
- Hepato-biliary surgery
- Colo-rectal surgery
- Laparoscopic (Minimal Access) surgery
- Thyroidectomy
- Gynaecomastia excision
- Breast lump excision
- Laparoscopic removal of gall bladder and appendix
- Duodenal ulcer surgery
- Amputation – toes, below knee, above knee
- Hernia repair
- Hydrocele surgery
- Varicocele surgery
- Piles excision
- Fissures
- Fistula excision
- Skin grafting
- Varicose vein management
- Abscess drainage
- Lipoma excision
- Cyst excision
- Circumcision
- Nail excision
- Accident and emergency management
Holy Family’s operating theatres are on par with some of the best . Some of the equipment includes:
- Karl Storz equipment
- C Arm
- Boyle’s machine
- Cautery machine
- Monitors
- Laminar Air flow
- OT light including LED lights
- 3 chip camera
Holy Family Hospital was recognized by the National Board of Examinations (NBE) for the Diplomate of National Board (DNB) in 2005, in the department of Surgery. Every year, one seat is available for surgery.
