Overview
The Department of Paediatrics at Ram Krishna Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre provides comprehensive healthcare for newborns, infants, children and adolescents. The department focuses on preventive, promotive, curative and emergency paediatric care in a child-friendly and family-centred environment.
The department has a 125-bedded Paediatrics facility, supported by NICU, PICU, immunisation room, paediatric OPD/IPD, growth and development monitoring, neonatal care, emergency paediatric support and family counselling services.
125 Paediatrics BedsClinical Services
Special Units & Facilities
125-Bedded Paediatrics Facility
Dedicated inpatient care for infants, children and adolescents requiring observation, treatment and monitoring.
NICU
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit support for sick newborns, premature babies, low birth weight babies and neonatal emergencies.
PICU
Paediatric Intensive Care support for critically ill children requiring close monitoring and advanced supportive care.
Immunisation Room
Dedicated vaccination area for routine immunisation, preventive child healthcare and parental counselling.
Growth & Development Monitoring
Monitoring of height, weight, milestones, nutrition and developmental progress of children.
Neonatal Care Support
Support for newborn examination, neonatal jaundice, feeding issues, hypothermia prevention and early neonatal care.
Paediatric Emergency Care
Emergency assessment and stabilization for fever, dehydration, respiratory distress, seizures and critical paediatric illness.
Family & Child Health Counselling
Counselling for nutrition, breastfeeding, immunisation, hygiene, growth, development and preventive paediatric care.
Infrastructure
- 125-bedded Paediatrics inpatient facility
- Dedicated Paediatrics OPD
- Paediatric male and female ward areas
- NICU facility for neonatal care
- PICU facility for critically ill children
- Immunisation room
- Growth and development clinic support
- Neonatal resuscitation support area
- Phototherapy support for neonatal jaundice
- Paediatric emergency care support
- Procedure and examination room
- Child-friendly patient care environment
- Central oxygen and suction support
- Nebulisation and respiratory care support
- Nursing station and ward documentation area
- Nutritional counselling and child health counselling area
- Laboratory and radiology coordination
- Neonatal and paediatric monitoring support
- Patient counselling and discharge planning area
- Academic demonstration and clinical teaching area
Equipment & Clinical Support
- Paediatric beds
- Neonatal warmers
- Radiant warmers
- Incubators
- Phototherapy units
- NICU monitors
- PICU multi-parameter monitors
- Pulse oximeters
- Paediatric BP apparatus
- Infant weighing machine
- Baby weighing scale
- Stadiometer
- Infantometer
- Growth chart support
- Nebulizers
- Oxygen delivery devices
- Paediatric masks and nasal prongs
- Suction apparatus
- Ambu bag with paediatric and neonatal masks
- Laryngoscope support
- Emergency crash cart
- Infusion pumps
- Syringe pumps
- Glucometer
- Thermometers
- Examination couch
- Immunisation cold chain support
- Vaccine carrier support
- Immunisation tray
- Emergency drug tray
- Paediatric resuscitation tray
- Feeding tube and paediatric procedure support
- Lumbar puncture support where clinically indicated
- Dressing trolley
- Instrument trolley
- Wheelchair and stretcher support
- Central oxygen and suction points
Common Conditions Managed
- Fever in children
- Neonatal jaundice
- Low birth weight baby care
- Prematurity-related neonatal problems
- Feeding difficulties in newborns
- Respiratory distress in newborns and children
- Pneumonia
- Asthma and wheezing disorders
- Bronchiolitis
- Diarrhoea and dehydration
- Vomiting and gastroenteritis
- Seizures and febrile convulsions
- Anaemia and nutritional deficiencies
- Malnutrition
- Growth failure and poor weight gain
- Developmental delay evaluation
- Childhood infections
- Skin allergy and common paediatric skin conditions
- Urinary tract infection in children
- Adolescent health concerns
- Poisoning and accidental ingestion support
- Paediatric emergency conditions
- Immunisation-related counselling
- Preventive child healthcare needs
Common Procedures & Bedside Care
- Newborn examination
- Growth monitoring
- Developmental assessment
- Routine immunisation
- Catch-up vaccination counselling
- Nebulisation therapy
- Oxygen therapy
- IV cannulation support
- Fluid therapy for dehydration
- Blood sugar monitoring
- Phototherapy for neonatal jaundice
- Neonatal resuscitation support
- Paediatric emergency stabilization
- Nutritional assessment
- ORS and dehydration management counselling
- Fever evaluation and management
- Seizure emergency support
- Lumbar puncture support where clinically indicated
- Blood and sample collection coordination
- NICU monitoring
- PICU monitoring
- Discharge counselling and follow-up advice
- Parent counselling for feeding, hygiene and prevention
Immunisation & Preventive Child Health
- Routine childhood immunisation
- Newborn vaccination counselling
- Vaccination schedule guidance
- Catch-up immunisation counselling
- Cold chain maintenance support
- Vaccine safety and post-vaccination advice
- Parent counselling regarding benefits of immunisation
- Immunisation record review
- Preventive child health counselling
- Community awareness for vaccination and child health
Ayushman Bharat Patient Support
The Department of Paediatrics supports eligible Ayushman Bharat / AB-PMJAY beneficiaries as per applicable scheme rules and hospital approval process. The department focuses on proper clinical documentation, diagnosis, treatment planning and discharge summary support.
- Support for eligible Ayushman Bharat / AB-PMJAY paediatric beneficiaries as per applicable scheme rules
- Clinical documentation support for admission, diagnosis, treatment and discharge summary
- Coordination with Ayushman desk, billing team and treating paediatric unit
- Support for approved paediatric and neonatal packages wherever applicable
- Patient and attendant counselling regarding documents and approval process
- Follow-up and discharge counselling for admitted beneficiaries
- Transparent communication regarding eligibility, approval and treatment process
Academics & Training
- UG clinical postings and bedside paediatric case discussions
- Teaching of paediatric history taking and examination
- Growth chart and development milestone teaching
- Neonatal examination demonstration
- NICU and PICU orientation
- Immunisation schedule teaching
- Case-based discussion on fever, pneumonia, diarrhoea, seizures and malnutrition
- Nutritional assessment and counselling training
- Paediatric emergency and neonatal resuscitation orientation
- Seminars, tutorials and journal clubs
- Clinical record maintenance and documentation training
- Parent counselling and communication skills training
- Community child health and preventive paediatrics exposure
- Research activities and publication encouragement
"Healthy children are the foundation of a healthy future."