Introduction
The department aims at high standard in management and care of children, academic, clinical, teaching and training domains. The broad goal is optimal dealing with major and minor health problems of children to ensure their optimal growth and development. It targets reducing national morbidity and mortality in children in achieving millennium development goals. It has a level II nursery for highest care of newborns. The objective of care is comprehensive,curative as well as preventive (including pediatric screen with full compassion,Immunization and initial counseling)
Services provided
Neonatology
- Level II Newborn intensive care unit (NICU) for care of sick newborns
- Post natal wards for healthy newborns after birth till discharge
- Well baby clinic for follow up of newborns discharged from nursery
- High risk babies follow up clinic for follow up of sick neonates discharged from nursery.
Pediatrics
- Pediatric OPD on all days except Sunday for diagnosing, investigating and treatment of patients
- on outpatient basis.
- Immunization on all days including Sundays in nursery and postnatal wards.
- Lactation center: provides guidance and assistance in breastfeeding, relactation and lactation failure and complementary feeding.
- Pediatric emergency screening .
- Pediatric ward
- Child development clinic for diagnosing and managing children with neurological disorders and developmental delay
Location
- Pediatric OPD, Immunization - all days room no 27,28 and 33.
- Pediatric emergency: ward II Ist floor.
- Pediatric ward floor: ward II Ist floor.
- Child development clinic- Tuesday 2pm -4pm room no. 27,28 OPD Block
- Level II Newborn intensive care unit(NICU)- Ist floor
- Post natal wards in collaboration with gynecology department
- Well baby clinic- Tuesday 2pm -4pm room no. 27,28 OPD Block
- IYCF ( Infant and young child feeding) Clinic- Daily 9 AM to 4 PM Kitchen Block
Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital
