The Department of Intensive Care at Apex Group of Hospitals provides close, continuous care for patients who are seriously ill across Mumbai, through our hospital units in Borivali, Kandivali and Mulund. Being in intensive care, or having someone you love there, can feel overwhelming. Breathing, heartbeat and rest suddenly need extra support, and time seems to shrink to the next hour. Intensive care is built for such moments, a quiet, watchful place where the body is supported while it heals.
An intensive care unit is a hospital department that specialises in caring for critically ill patients. Patients are watched closely and receive focused medical treatment. Families looking for an intensive care unit in Mumbai at Apex will meet a team of doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists and other specialists trained in critical care, who work together and share information. The department uses ventilators, hemofiltration equipment for kidney problems, interventional radiology support and bedside monitors for heart rate, rhythm and blood pressure. Emergency cardiac care is available at all times.
As an ICU hospital in Mumbai, Apex has pathology services, a pharmacy and a 24/7 ambulance service within the same hospital group, so tests, medicines and transfers can happen without delay. The goal is simple: to help each patient improve and return home, or to a ward, as soon as it is safe. Doctors and nurses explain what is happening in plain words, because understanding helps families feel steadier during a difficult time.
Conditions We Treated
The Intensive Care Department at Apex Group of Hospitals looks after patients whose breathing, heart, kidneys, or brain needs extra support. This can be a sudden illness or recovery after a major operation. When a patient needs urgent attention, emergency ICU care in Mumbai at Apex begins with careful stabilisation. A critical care specialist in Mumbai then reviews each organ system and plans treatment step by step.
Conditions the department manages include:
- Breathing difficulty and respiratory failure: Severe pneumonia, serious asthma or COPD flare-ups and other conditions that make breathing hard. Treatment includes oxygen, breathing support and treatment of the cause.
- Heart conditions: Heart attack, heart failure and irregular heart rhythms, with continuous monitoring of rhythm and pressure.
- Severe infections and sepsis: The body's strong response to infection, treated early with medicines and supportive care.
- Kidney failure: A sudden drop in kidney function, supported with filtration when needed.
- Stroke and brain injury: Close observation of alertness, blood pressure and oxygen, together with the neurology and neurosurgery teams.
- Injuries after accidents: Road accidents, falls and workplace injuries that need careful monitoring after treatment.
- Recovery after major surgery: Support for pain, breathing and circulation in the first few hours and days.
- Poisoning, overdose and severe allergic reactions: Observation and treatment under close supervision.
- Diabetic emergencies: Careful correction of very high blood sugar and the body's fluid balance.
- Seriously ill children and newborns: Care in the PICU and NICU.
On arrival, the team checks breathing, circulation, alertness and organ function. Blood tests, imaging and monitoring are arranged as needed. ICU admission does not always mean the outlook is poor. It means the patient needs closer observation than a ward can provide, and many patients improve and move to a ward within a few days.
Why Choose Apex for Critical Care
Families across Mumbai choose Apex Group of Hospitals for critical care because trained teams, equipment and supporting services are available at several locations, close to home. Families can access critical care closer to home during an already stressful time.
- Care near home: Families looking for an ICU in Borivali, Kandivali or Mulund can reach the nearest Apex hospital.
- Round-the-clock monitoring: Patients are watched 24 hours a day, which is what families expect from a 24/7 critical care hospital in Mumbai.
- A trained team that works together: Doctors, nurses and respiratory therapists trained in critical care work together and share information throughout the day and night.
- Equipment that supports early action: Ventilators, haemofiltration equipment, interventional radiology and bedside monitors for heart rate, rhythm and blood pressure help the team notice changes early.
- Support from many specialities: As a multispeciality ICU in Mumbai, intensive care is backed by the cardiology, neurology, nephrology, pulmonology, surgery and paediatrics departments. Patients with more than one problem can see the right specialist within the same group.
- Services under one roof: In-house pathology, a pharmacy and a 24/7 ambulance service reduce waiting for tests, medicines and transfers.
- Emergency cardiac care: Available round the clock for heart conditions.
- Clear, kind communication: The team explains the plan to families in simple words and answers questions at each stage.
- Insurance and scheme support: Apex keeps lists of insurance and TPA partners and supports patients under PMJAY and MJPJAY. Families are encouraged to confirm coverage with the TPA desk.
