Yashoda Hospitals has been awarded the PLATINUM LEVEL ELSO Award for Excellence in ECMO, a distinction granted to only two centres in India
The Extracorporeal Life Support Organisation (ELSO) reaffirms its commitment to delivering cutting-edge, life-saving critical care and highlights our ECMO team’s world-class expertise
KARIMNAGAR, JUNE 03, 2026: Yashoda Hospitals, a Quaternary Care Centre in Hyderabad, Delivers Advanced ICU, World-Class Transplant Care & Air Ambulance Services
Hyderabad-based Yashoda Hospitals is proud to announce that it has been awarded the highest-level Platinum Award for Excellence in Life Support by the Extracorporeal Life Support Organisation (ELSO), the global authority for ECMO standards.
This prestigious recognition establishes Yashoda Hospitals as the only Platinum-certified ECMO Centre in India, placing it among an elite group of centres worldwide delivering the highest level of extracorporeal life support.
Disclosing this to newsmen at Yashoda Medical Centre in Karimnagar town on Wednesday, Dr D Srikanth, Consultant, Critical Care, Yashoda Hospitals, Hi-tech City, said: “The ELSO Platinum recognition is a testament to our relentless focus on patient safety, clinical excellence, and adherence to the highest international standards. ECMO is one of the most complex life-support therapies in modern medicine, and this honour validates the strength of our protocols, outcomes, multidisciplinary teamwork, and continuous training.”
As a Platinum-certified ECMO Centre, Yashoda Hospitals provides comprehensive ECMO services including VA, VV, ECPR, awake ECMO, and complex multi-organ support, backed by a highly experienced team of intensivists, cardiothoracic surgeons, perfusionists, transplant physicians, and specialised ICU nurses. Advanced ICU Care, World-Standard Transplant & Air Ambulance Services
Yashoda Hospitals offers integrated, state-of-the-art ICU care with seamless access to organ transplant programmes matching global benchmarks, ensuring continuity of care for the most critically ill patients.
Key Capabilities Include:
24×7 Advanced Critical Care Units with cutting-edge monitoring, robust infection-control practices, and evidence-based protocols aligned with international guidelines.
Comprehensive Transplant Services, including liver, kidney, heart, lung, and bone marrow transplantation, with outcomes comparable to leading global centres.
ECMO as a Bridge to Transplant and Recovery, enabling life-saving support for patients with end-stage cardiac or respiratory failure.
Advanced Organ Support Technologies such as ECMO, CRRT, advanced mechanical ventilation, and neuro-critical care.
Dedicated Air Ambulance Services, including ECMO-enabled patient transfers, ensuring rapid, safe, and seamless transport of critically ill patients from across the country and internationally to Yashoda Hospitals.
Highly Specialised Multidisciplinary Teams trained at reputed national and international institutions, ensuring globally benchmarked care delivery.
Setting New Benchmarks in Indian Critical Care
Dr. Srikanth added: “By integrating ELSO-certified ECMO excellence with world-class transplant programmes and advanced air ambulance support, we are able to deliver globally comparable outcomes here in India. Our mission is to ensure that the most critically ill patients receive timely, compassionate, and internationally benchmarked care.”
Yashoda Hospitals continues to redefine excellence in critical care, ECMO, transplant medicine, and critical care transport, reaffirming its leadership in advanced healthcare delivery.
