Bangalore Baptist Hospital  one of south India s leading multi specialty mission hospitals  is all set to inaugurate its State  of  the  Art ‘REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE  IVF  UNIT  on 14th January 2012 at its premises in Hebbal
The Reproductive Medicine Unit  RMU  at Bangalore Baptist Hospital provides comprehensive infertility care  which is rare to find even in medical colleges and Government hospitals  The RMU  IVF Unit provides ISO standard laboratory quality  This is for the first time affordable IVF will make its presence felt in the country
Dr  K K Talwar  Chairman of the Medical Council of India will inaugurate the IVF Unit in the presence of Sri  S V Ranganath  Chief Secretary  Govt  of Karnataka and Dr  Suranjan Bhattacharji  Chairman Governing Board of Baptist Hospital
The RMU at Baptist Hospital consists of a dedicated team of Doctors  Embryologists and Nurses  Dr  George Korula  Professor and Head of the Department of Reproductive Medicine   IVF Unit at the Bangalore Baptist was formerly head of the reproductive medicine department at the highly reputed Christian Medical College  Vellore  He brings with him a rich experience of over three decades in this field He has published numerous papers in National   International Journals and has established effective techniques in this specialty
Bangalore Baptist Hospital pledges to offer State  of  the  Art facilities in a compassionate  supportive and ethical environment  Maintaining a firm code of conduct with regard to patient care and consent  Baptist hospital will provide a holistic and humane approach  focusing on evidence based medicine
Addressing the media  Dr  Korula said  “Infertility affects about 10 15% of the population and since it is not a life threatening issue  the public health facilities in this field are limited  The social stigma and psychological issues associated with infertility is something couples find difficult to bear  Recognizing the psychological and sociological implications of infertility and the emotional turmoil that patients undergo  counseling services are available here 
The experienced and qualified professionals at the Bangalore Baptist Hospital have a number of years of teaching and research experience  besides having published many research papers of note  The hospital follows strict guidelines as per the ICMR standards  a practice not seen in every commercial setup
At Baptist Hospital the teaching faculty have “cochrane reviews  to their credit and provide comprehensive care and holistic approach to overall fertility management  The Government facilities in this regard are very limited  There is an independent ethical committee at Baptist hospital that will review complex cases and provide the best individual solutions  These facilities are not available even at teaching hospitals
Unfortunately the Insurance sector does not cover this area and the expenses are quite high in this relatively new field  Hence  Baptist Hospital provides a wide range of options to couples from a wide cross section of the society and socio economic status
About Bangalore Baptist Hospital
Bangalore Baptist hospital is a multi specialty health care facility started by the International Mission Board  IMB   Southern Baptist Convention in 1973  The hospital is governed by Christian Medical College Vellore since 1989  The Administrative Committee manages the local administration  The Director  Chief Executive Officer  CEO   Dr  Alexander Thomas is the chief functionary of the hospital  Functionally all activities are classified into nine Divisions  Medical  Nursing  Nursing School  Allied Health  Pastoral care  Community Health  Administration  Finance and Support services  Currently there are 300 beds with over 700 Staff and students  Various training programs including Post Graduate residency programmes Nursing   Allied Health Degree courses  On an average the hospital serves 175000 outpatients  12000 in patients annually  Over 3800 surgeries   2700 deliveries are performed annually BBH has a state of the art Laboratory  Blood Bank  Blood components laboratory  round the clock Emergency  24 hours Pharmacy  Cath lab  ICU  CCU  NICU  PICU  Dialysis unit  four Operation Theatres  Private and General Wards  The hospital also successfully operates a CT scan centre with a multislice scanner for whole body examination with 3 D post processing