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Intensive Care Unit for Infants & for children – Warmers, Incubators, Pediatric Ventilators & Others Photo-Therapy Occupational Therapy Physiotherapy |
Pediatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. The word pediatrics is derived from two Greek words paidi which means "little child" or "boy" and iatros which means " doctor ". Abraham Jacobi is considered the father of pediatrics. Pediatrics differs from adult medicine in many respects. The obvious body size differences are paralleled by maturational changes. The smaller body of an infant or neonate is substantially different physiologically from that of an adult. Congenital defects, genetic variance, immunology, oncology, and a host of other issues are unique to the realm of pediatrics. Increasingly effective health care also means that diseases such as sickle cell anemia and cystic fibrosis are more often treated by pediatricians, though many or most patients grow into adulthood. Issues revolving around infectious diseases and immunizations are also dealt with primarily by pediatricians. Pediatrics is also a springboard for any specialty of general medicine, each with its own unique aspects. Childhood is the period of greatest growth, development and maturation of the various organ systems in the body. Years of training and experience (above and beyond basic medical training) goes into recognizing the difference between normal variants and what is actually pathological. Another major difference between pediatrics and adult medicine is that children are minors and, in most jurisdictions, cannot make decisions for themselves. Pediatric surgery is a subspecialty of surgery involving the surgery of fetuses, infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. Pediatric surgery arose in the middle of the 20th century as the surgical care of birth defects required novel techniques and methods and became more commonly based at children's hospitals. All types of surgeries are done at our hospitals The trust has a separate pediatric hospital. This pediatric wing is situated adjacent to the Gynecology and Obstetrics Hospital at 6th floor. It includes facilities of outpatient consultation, indoor hospitalised treatment, vaccination program for children, incubators for intensive care of new born - neo-natal Intensive care unit (N.N.I.C.U.), Occupational therapy, Physical Therapists and others. The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (P.I.C.U) and Neo Natal Intensive Care Unit (N.N.I.C.U.) are equipped with state of art medical equipment and pediatricians trained in India and abroad provide the treatment. The equipment include - Pediatric Ventilators, Incubators, Warmers, Photo-Therapy and other life saving pediatric equipment. A qualified pediatrician is available round the clock. The department is supported by round the clock investigation services available for Pathology, Radiology and others. In Pathology all types of hematology, serology, microbiology or other investigation services are available round the clock and similarly all imaging services including X-Ray, Sonography, C.T.Scan, Color Doppler, I.I.TV. and others are available at all times. The hospitals also provide health check-up package for children. The department works in close co-ordination with Obstetrics and Gynecology, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy.
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Ambulatory
Emergency – round the clock pediatrician available Pathology - Hematology Serology Microbiology Imaging services – Digital X-Ray, Pathology,Color Doppler, Spiral C.T. Scanner, & Others Vaccination Program |
