When a newborn is critically ill, every minute matters. For families in South Bengaluru, having access to advanced neonatal cardiac care and ECMO services without crossing the city is not just a convenience. It is a clinical advantage that can directly affect outcomes.
KIMS Cuddles at KIMS Hospitals, Electronic City offers dedicated neonatal ECMO services and cardiac surgery for the most critically ill newborns, brought directly to the communities of Electronic City, Anekal, Attibele, Sarjapur Road, and the wider South Bengaluru corridor. Backed by a fully integrated multidisciplinary team and a state-of-the-art NICU, our programme is equipped to manage complex congenital cardiac conditions from the earliest hours of a baby's life.
Understanding Neonatal Cardiac Surgery
The heart is one of the first organs to form during pregnancy, and when structural abnormalities develop, they often require correction within days or weeks of birth. Congenital heart disease affects a significant number of newborns, and many of these conditions cannot wait. Delayed intervention in a critically ill newborn carries serious risks, which is why having a capable surgical team immediately available makes such a difference.
At KIMS Cuddles at KIMS Hospitals, Electronic City, our paediatric cardiothoracic surgeons are experienced in the full range of neonatal cardiac procedures, from minimally invasive catheter-based interventions to complex open-heart surgery in babies weighing as little as a few hundred grams.
Conditions managed by our neonatal cardiac surgery team include:
- Transposition of the Great Arteries with an intact ventricular septum and a ventricular septal defect
- Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection
- Coarctation of the Aorta
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Tetralogy of Fallot
- Double Outlet Right Ventricle with single ventricle morphology
- Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and other complex single ventricle anomalies
- Minimally invasive PDA and VSD device closure procedures
Neonatal ECMO Services at KIMS Cuddles in KIMS Hospitals, Electronic City
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, or ECMO, is a life-support technology that temporarily takes over the function of a newborn's heart or lungs when they are too compromised to sustain life on their own. It buys critical time, either allowing the body to recover or serving as a bridge to definitive surgical treatment.
KIMS Cuddles at KIMS Hospitals, Electronic City provides neonatal ECMO services in, Bengaluru for newborns in the most severe stages of cardiorespiratory failure. Conditions where ECMO support may be required include:
- Severe respiratory failure unresponsive to conventional ventilation, including meconium aspiration syndrome and congenital diaphragmatic hernia
- Cardiac failure following complex neonatal cardiac surgery
- Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn refractory to standard management
- Septic shock with severe cardiac dysfunction
The decision to initiate ECMO is never taken lightly. It is made collectively by a dedicated team of neonatologists, paediatric cardiac surgeons, cardiac intensivists, and trained perfusionists, available around the clock, guided by clearly defined clinical criteria and the goal of the best possible outcome for each individual baby.
Diagnosis Before and After Birth
Many congenital heart conditions can be identified before a baby is born. When they are, the clinical team has the opportunity to prepare a care plan in advance, coordinate the right specialists, and ensure that the delivery happens in a setting fully equipped to manage the newborn's needs from the very first breath.
At KIMS Cuddles at KIMS Hospitals, Electronic City, our diagnostic capabilities span the full range of what modern neonatal cardiac medicine requires:
- Foetal echocardiography for prenatal identification of cardiac defects, allowing families and the clinical team to plan ahead
- Round-the-clock bedside echocardiography for real-time cardiac assessment in critically ill newborns
- Three-dimensional echocardiography for precise anatomical characterisation of complex structural defects
- CT angiography and cardiac MRI for advanced structural imaging
- Cardiac catheterisation for both diagnostic evaluation and interventional procedures
This diagnostic depth allows the surgical and medical team to act with precision from the outset, reducing delays and improving outcomes at every stage of the care pathway.
Who Is Behind Your Baby's Care
The strength of any neonatal cardiac programme lies in the people who run it. At KIMS Cuddles at KIMS Hospitals, Electronic City, the team includes paediatric cardiothoracic surgeons, paediatric cardiologists, paediatric cardiac anaesthesiologists, neonatologists, dedicated ECMO perfusionists, and a specialised nursing team trained for the highest level of neonatal cardiac care. This is not a collection of individual specialists working in parallel. It is a coordinated unit with shared protocols, shared decision-making, and a shared commitment to every baby in their care.
For families who have received an antenatal diagnosis and need guidance, the team is available for consultation before delivery so that no one walks into this experience without understanding what to expect.
Why Families Across South Bengaluru Trust KIMS
South Bengaluru has grown enormously over the past decade, and so have the expectations of the families who live here. Access to tertiary-level neonatal cardiac care, including ECMO services, used to mean a long journey to facilities elsewhere in the city. KIMS Cuddles at KIMS Hospitals, Electronic City changes that.
Families in Electronic City, Neeladri Nagar, Anekal, Attibele, Chandapura, and along the Hosur Road corridor now have a centre capable of managing the most complex neonatal cardiac cases right where they are. For a newborn in cardiac failure, that proximity is everything.
The best NICU in Electronic City, Bangalore is one that combines clinical excellence with genuine availability, and that is what KIMS Cuddles at KIMS Hospitals, Electronic City has been built to provide.
Book a Consultation
If your baby has received a prenatal diagnosis of a congenital heart condition, or if you are seeking a second opinion or urgent assessment after birth, our team at KIMS Cuddles, Electronic City is here to help. Book an appointment online or contact our care coordinators directly to speak with a specialist and understand your options.
