UROLOGY OP WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE ON NOVEMBER 25 (MONDAY)

DEPARTMENT OF PAEDIATRICS

We are a dynamic and vibrant department committed to the care of the children right from new-born period to early adolescence.

Scope of Paediatric services: 

  • Newborn care 
  • Neonatology
  • SNCU
  • General Pediatrics 
  • Early Adolescence
  • The care of the neonatal patient is in consonance with the National Neonatology Forum standards. 
  • The doctors, nurses and other staff associated with children care are qualified and 
    experienced. 
  • Provisions made for special care of children are: –
  • Provision of side railings to prevent fall from beds 
  • Use of identification band 
  • Provision of heating facility for water etc. 
  • Provision of round the clock nursing service.
  • Allowing mother & father inside the Paediatric  ICU at once a day or as and when need to see briefing  about each patient  after rounds in the ICU-Right to know about the treatment status of babies satisfied.
  • Detailed nutritional, growth, psychosocial and immunization assessments are included in the patient assessment. 

Patient Care Facilities/ Services

  1. OPD
  2. Inpatient
    1. Children’s ward
    2. SNCU
  3. Immunization clinic
  4. Well baby & high risk new born follow up clinic
  5. DEIC

OPD

The department runs ambulatory general paediatrics OP services daily in the forenoon (8am- 1pm). 

Immunization Clinics

  • Immunizations are conducted on every Wednesdays & Saturdays (9am-1pm) in the Post Partum Unit ground floor of Blood Centre.
  • Vaccine/Preventable diseases Surveillance including AFP and MR Surveillance
  • Field Activities

Children’s ward

            15 bedded with 2 beds in High Dependency Unit. Phototherapy Services available in Maternity Ward,Paywards, SNCU and Post surgical Ward.

SNCU (Special New Born Care Unit)

Scope of service:

  1. Level II B service
  2. 20 Bedded
  3. Care of New Born Neonate upto 28 days
  4. 9 Phototherapy Units 
  5. Incubator care for Preterm/Low birth weight babies
  6. 2 CPAP Machines
  7. Metabolic screening of Neonate for Congenital Hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia,G6PD Deficiency
  8. Comprehensive New Born Screening (VBD, CHDS) conducting in DEIC centre.
  9. New born Resuscitation 
  10. Preterm (34 weeks onwards) and VLBW and ELBW babies are managed here.
  11. Newborn Stabilization Unit (NBSU) is available in Labour room and Operation theatre.