Paediatric
Apex hospital Paediatric department deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. Our NICU is 6 bedded, equipped with 2 ventilated beds each with wall mounted new generation multi-parameter monitors with inbuilt pulmonary graphics. All babies are nursed in thermo-neutral environment under radiant warmer/incubator.
Paediatrics is a branch of medicine that deals with the health and disease of children. At Apex Hospital, the department consists of a children’s ward, a paediatric intensive care unit and a special care neonatal unit.
In OPD, our thrust is not only on treatment of diseases but also on promotion of overall health of children and prevention of diseases, especially nutritional diseases and infections.
Indoor care of children is supervised by the Sr. Specialists of the respective unit. During emergency hours as well, specialist paediatrician is available to supervise the care being provided to the children.
Neonates need special attention immediately after birth. A paediatric doctor is always available in neonatal unit, which is located close to labour room and obstetric operation theatre, to provided support to trained nurses present during delivery. All operative deliveries and difficult labour cases have presence of paediatric doctor at the time of delivery of a baby.