Ruby General Hospital, Kolkata, formally opened its cutting-edge, 10-bed Respiratory Care Unit (RCU), marking a major turning point in advanced pulmonary and critical care medicine.

The grand opening, which represented fresh starts, recovery, and hope for patients with acute and chronic respiratory conditions, was held on the auspicious Ulta Rath Yatra. Dr. Subhankar Chakraborty, Dr. Deboprasad Das, and Dr. Riksoam Chatterjee are three eminent interventional pulmonologists who have expertly led the establishment of this state-of-the-art facility. By offering highly specialized, 24-hour care for complicated lung conditions, their combined vision and knowledge seek to close the gap between intensive critical care and general respiratory medicine.

Senior hospital officials Dr. Joydip Bhattacharjee, Chief of Medical Services, and Dr. Rimita Dey, Head of Critical Care, Ruby General Hospital, solemnly carried out the ceremonial ribbon-cutting and inauguration. Dr. Joydip Bhattacharjee, who spoke at the opening, emphasized the hospital’s continued dedication to clinical excellence and said that the new RCU will provide targeted therapy while greatly reducing the workload on general intensive care units. Dr. Rimita Dey highlighted the significance of smooth collaboration between pulmonology and critical care, pointing out that this specialized unit has high-flow nasal oxygen therapies, sophisticated non-invasive ventilation, and specialized monitoring systems to precisely manage respiratory emergencies.

Dr. Chakraborty, Dr. Das, and Dr. Chatterjee, who currently make up the Interventional Pulmonology team, stated their shared commitment to bringing cutting-edge diagnostic and therapeutic modalities—such as bronchoscopy, EBUS, and thoracoscopy services—closer to patients in need of immediate respiratory stabilization. The RCU is specially outfitted with lung ultrasound and point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) to guarantee thorough bedside diagnostics. Additionally, the unit has sophisticated emergency response capabilities for critical airway management. In addition to other life-saving interventional pulmonology procedures, this includes difficult airway management, rigid bronchoscopy, foreign body extraction, clot retrieval, and management of massive hemoptysis using balloon tamponade, airway stenting, and emergency tracheostomy support. A committed group of pulmonologists, anesthesiologists, and skilled support personnel provide these cutting-edge services around-the-clock.

Ruby General Hospital continues to uphold its reputation as a leader in high-quality healthcare by opening this 10-bed Respiratory Care Unit on this holy day, providing the people of Kolkata and Eastern India with top-notch pulmonary care all under one roof.

Priyanka Dutta