Faridabad, July 16, 2026: Fortis Escorts Hospital Faridabad, today launched Faridabad's first dedicated Lung Failure Clinic, aimed at providing comprehensive care for patients suffering from advanced and end-stage lung diseases. Among the first specialized clinics of its kind in the region, the clinic is exclusively focused on the comprehensive management of advanced lung failure, including lung transplantation services, offering patients access to multidisciplinary, end-to-end respiratory care. The clinic will operate every Tuesday from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM at Fortis Escorts Hospital, Faridabad and will be led by Dr. Govini Balasubramani, Director - Lung Transplant & Advanced Lung Failure, Gleneagles Hospital, Chennai (a Fortis Network Hospital) along with Dr. Ravi Shekhar Jha, Director - Pulmonology & Sleep Medicine, Fortis Escorts Hospital, Faridabad.

The clinic will offer end-to-end management for patients with advanced lung failure, including comprehensive disease evaluation, optimisation of medical therapy, and assessment of eligibility for lung transplantation. Eligible patients will receive structured pre-transplant counselling, detailed clinical work-up, and seamless post-transplant follow-up in collaboration with the transplant specialists. In addition, patients will have access to advanced pulmonary function testing, bronchoscopy and interventional pulmonology procedures, pulmonary rehabilitation programmes, nutritional counselling, sleep evaluation, non-invasive ventilation support, and personalised patient education. By bringing together respiratory physicians, transplant specialists, rehabilitation experts, and allied healthcare professionals, the clinic aims to improve clinical outcomes, enhance quality of life, and provide continuity of care for patients living with advanced respiratory diseases.

Dr Govini Balasubramani, Director, Lung Transplant & Advanced Lung Failure, Gleneagles Hospital, Chennai (a Fortis Network Hospital) added, “We are witnessing a steady rise in patients with advanced lung diseases, driven by multiple factors including air pollution, tobacco exposure, occupational hazards, infections and an ageing population. Unfortunately, many patients reach us only when their lung function has deteriorated significantly. Early diagnosis, timely referral and specialised multidisciplinary care are critical to slowing disease progression and improving outcomes. The Lung Failure Clinic has been established to bridge this gap by providing comprehensive evaluation, optimisation of medical therapy, pulmonary rehabilitation and, where appropriate, timely assessment for lung transplantation.”

Speaking on the launch, Dr Ravi Shekhar Jha, Director, Pulmonology & Sleep Medicine, Fortis Escorts Hospital, Faridabad said, “As pulmonologists, we are seeing more patients presenting with severe respiratory impairment, often at a stage when treatment options become limited. Early specialist intervention and regular monitoring can significantly alter the course of these diseases and improve quality of life. Through the Lung Failure Clinic, we aim to provide timely access to multidisciplinary expertise, personalised treatment plans and advanced therapies, while identifying patients who may benefit from lung transplantation before they become too sick or develop contraindications for transplant.”

Dr Ritu Garg, Chief Growth and Innovation Officer, Fortis Healthcare said "The launch of the Fortis Lung Failure Clinic reflects our commitment to building centres of excellence that bring together cutting-edge science, multidisciplinary expertise and compassionate care for patients with complex conditions. Today, we are not simply inaugurating a clinic; we are creating an integrated program that offers hope to patients with advanced lung disease. We are privileged that this initiative is led by Dr. Ravi Jha, one of India’s leading pulmonologists, and Dr. Govini Balasubramani, one of the pioneering heart and lung transplant surgeons who helped establish India’s lung transplant program. With experience spanning more than 350 heart and lung transplants, Dr. Govini has successfully treated patients ranging in age from 17 to 74 years and is among the country’s leading experts in living-donor lung transplantation. Together, their expertise strengthens Fortis’ commitment to delivering world-class care for patients with advanced lung disease.”

Dr. Abhishek Sharma, Facility Director, Fortis Escorts Hospital, Faridabad said, “With the launch of Faridabad's first dedicated Lung Failure Clinic, Fortis Escorts Hospital is taking a significant step towards strengthening access to advanced respiratory care for patients across Faridabad and neighbouring regions. This initiative reinforces our commitment to building centres of excellence that provide specialised, multidisciplinary care for complex diseases while ensuring that patients can access advanced treatment closer to home."