As a Foundation, we have a spatially wide reach of approximately 25 hospitals all over India, that we partner with, to fulfil our mission and support as many children as possible, never compromising on quality of care. Serving as our backbone and primary source for case referrals, all our partner hospitals follow certain criteria.
Does the hospital need to have a dedicated Pediatric Cardiologist?
Yes, we ensure that every partner hospital has a dedicated full-time Pediatric Cardiologist as it is crucial for an NGO working for congenital heart disease like us to provide timely and expert care to children in need.
Does the Pediatric Cardiologist treat both adult and pediatric cases?
In most cases, the Pediatric Cardiologist focuses exclusively on pediatric cases to ensure specialized care, but this often also includes adults with congenital heart defects. We do partner with some hospitals where the Cardiologist handles both, but it is reviewed by our Board and internal team before progressing.
What is the minimum experience required for the Pediatric Cardiologist?
A minimum of 5 years of experience is required for the Pediatric Cardiologist. We as a foundation working for children ensure that skilled and experienced doctors treat complex congenital heart defects.
Does the hospital need to have dedicated Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon?
Yes, we require a dedicated full-time Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon. As an NGO for heart treatment in India, we ensure that children with congenital heart defect (CHD) receive specialized care. But often, they also operate on adults with Congenital Heart Defects.
Does the Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon handle both adult and pediatric cases?
Typically, the Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon specializes in pediatric cases, adult CHD cases, and including neonates and infants. If the surgeon handles non-CHD adult cases, it is reviewed internally but most often, we do not partner.
Is the Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon at the partner hospital required to be full-time?
Yes, full-time presence of a Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon is mandatory at our partner hospital. We as a children heart foundation ensure that young patients with congenital heart defects receive specialized surgical care.
What is the minimum experience required for the Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon?
A minimum of 5 years of experience is required for the Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon.
Does the hospital need to have a dedicated Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist?
As a congenital heart foundation India, we ensure the presence of a dedicated Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist to provide specialized care for children with complex heart conditions. In some cases, they also handle adult CHD or adult non-CHD cases, so we assess their experience with pediatric cases and take a decision accordingly.
Does the Intensivist treat both adult and pediatric cases?
The Intensivists at GF partner hospitals primarily focus on pediatric cardiac patients only. However, in some cases, they also handle adult CHD or adult non-CHD cases, so assessment is done with support from our board, where we ensure pediatric experience is present.
Is the hospital required to have a Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist on a full-time basis?
Yes, full-time presence is mandatory. As a child heart foundation, we ensure that children with heart defects receive dedicated and specialized critical care.
Does the hospital need to have a dedicated Pediatric Cardiac Anaesthesiologist?
Yes, a dedicated Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiologist is required, but exceptions can be made for adult CHD cases and non-CHD cases, if there is sufficient pediatric experience.
Does the Anaesthesiologist treat both adult and pediatric cases?
Yes, an ideal situation is for the Anesthesiologist to be focused on adult CHD and Pediatric cases, but in some where adult non-CHD is also covered, we ensure the pediatric experience is sufficient.
Is the hospital required to have a Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiologist on a full-time basis?
Yes. Our partner hospital is required to have a Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiologist on a full-time basis.
Does the hospital need to have a dedicated Pediatric Cardiac Perfusionist?
As an NGO for child heart surgery, we ensure that our partner hospitals have a dedicated Pediatric Cardiac Perfusionist. In some cases they also see adult cases, which is then assessed according to their Pediatric experience.
Does the Perfusionist treat both adult and pediatric cases?
The Perfusionist should be specialized specifically in pediatric cardiac procedures, that is our focus. If that experience is there along with adult cases, we do make exceptions.
Is the hospital required to have a Pediatric Cardiac Perfusionist on a full-time basis?
Yes. Our partner hospital is required to have a Pediatric Cardiac Perfusionist on a full-time basis.
Is a GF partner hospital required to have an ICU dedicated exclusively for Pediatric Cardiac cases?
Yes, a Genesis Foundation partner hospital is required to have either a dedicated ICU exclusively for Pediatric Cardiac cases, often shared with Adult Congenital Heart Disease only or, at minimum, a specialized pediatric section within a shared ICU (but this is based on careful evaluation).
If not exclusive, can the ICU be shared with other pediatric patients at a GF partner hospital?
Yes, the ICU can be shared, but it must have dedicated cardiac care zone.
Can the ICU at a Genesis Foundation partner hospital be shared with adult patients?
It can be shared by adult patients with congenital heart defects as often these patients are treated under the same team, but no other ailments should be sharing that ICU. We as an NGO for child heart treatment ensure they receive safe, specialized, and focused care.
Can the hospital treat neonates (under 30 days) and infants (under 1 year)?
Yes, this is a critical capability for us to conduct surgeries or do complicated interventions. If the hospital does not meet this criteria, only simple cases are done for over the age of 1.
Can the Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon operate on neonates and infants?
Yes, the surgeon must be skilled and experienced in operating on neonates and infants, ensuring that children born with a hole in the heart receive expert and specialized care. If this capability is not present, only simple cases are done for children above the age of 1.
Should the hospital have dedicated nursing staff for Pediatric Cardiac cases?
Yes. It is important that a partner hospital should have trained pediatric cardiac nurses.
Should there be a functional Cath Lab for pediatric cardiac procedures at the GF partner hospital?
Yes. Specific systems and hardware should be available for pediatric Cath lab procedures as well as trained personnel for conducting interventions on neonates and infants. If it is not present, it is difficult to support device cases & surgical, therefore partnership would not be possible.
Are systems in place for regular quality improvement essential for hospitals to meet GF criteria?
Yes, hospitals should follow structured quality protocols and regular quality audits should be conducted specifically for the Pediatric Cardiology department at regular intervals. The hospitals should be able to share results of GF supported children as well, on request.
If a hospital wants to seek support from Genesis Foundation for treatment of children with CHD, what should they do?
They can reach out to us on contactus@genesis-foundation.net. The Foundation will then share a checklist to ensure basic criteria is met, along with a request for the Hospital to share their rate card and ICU/hospital photographs. After meeting such criteria, basic SOPs for partnership are shared and the hospital is onboarded.
Does Genesis Foundation pay the family for the treatment or the hospital directly?
We pay the hospital directly, never the family - and ensure that subsidized costs are provided for interventions.
How does Genesis Foundation align its work with United Nations SDG 3 – Good Health and Well-being?
Genesis Foundation, recognized as one of the best NGOs in Haryana, aligns with SDG 3.8 by providing free or highly subsidized treatment for children with congenital heart defects at our partner hospitals, ensuring universal health coverage and access to life-saving care for underprivileged families.
Each partner hospital receives a Genesis Foundation Application Kit to begin the support process. The hospital collects and verifies the child’s and family’s basic details, ID and income proof, medical records, and photos to ensure eligibility for financial assistance.
Once the “Genesis Foundation Application Kit” and accompanying documents are received, Genesis Foundation initiates its internal review and approval process.
The child is supported, a hospital visit is planned for our donor or team as and when required.
Our HOPE team maintains follow-up details for all beneficiaries and conducts an impact assessment for up to three years.
March 10, 2026 | Contributed by Dr. Balaji Srimurugan
February 12, 2026 | Contributed by Dr. Sanjiban Ghosh
January 13, 2026 | Contributed by Department of Pediatric Cardiac Sciences at Neotia Bhagirathi Woman and Child Care Centre, Newtown
December 19, 2025 | Contributed by Dr. Praveen Reddy
November 13, 2025 | Contributed by Dr. Aritra Mukherji
October 17, 2025 | Contributed by Dr. Swati Garekar
September 2, 2025 | Contributed by Dr. Prerna Bhat
August 4, 2025 | Contributed by Dr. Saileela Rajan
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If saving a life is a miracle, Genesis Foundation has performed that 3200 plus times and is still continuing to do so. Words fall short in trying to explain the gratitude and happiness that is expressed by the families of children who are treated successfully. Theirs is a true and direct service to humanity, and I take pride in being associated with their mission to Save Little Hearts.
I would like to compliment Genesis Foundation, for their courage of conviction and fortitude to tread the less travelled path by supporting children with Congenital Heart Defects. It is indeed humbling to see the tenacity of purpose and unflinching commitment to healing little hearts. What puts Genesis Foundation in a league of their own, is the humane touch and the transparent manner in which they go about in transforming the lives of lesser-privileged children.
The unique programme called Save Little Hearts, initiated by Genesis Foundation supports the surgeries of children born with heart defects from economically challenged backgrounds. They continue to provide financial help for some of the most difficult and challenging emergency operations in new borns with complex heart defects.
