Department of Paediatrics | RKMCHRC Bhopal

Department Profile

The Department of Paediatrics delivers age-appropriate care across the newborn, infant, child and adolescent spectrum. Services bring together preventive care, acute illness management, inpatient treatment, critical-care support and counselling for parents and caregivers.

Dedicated NICU and PICU support strengthen care for sick newborns and critically ill children, while immunisation, growth and developmental assessment, nutrition counselling and follow-up reinforce preventive and longitudinal child health.

Care & Learning Focus
Safe child health care built around early recognition, age-appropriate treatment, critical-care readiness, prevention and family participation.

Child Health Services & Care Pathways

Services span preventive, ambulatory, inpatient, emergency, neonatal and intensive paediatric care.

Comprehensive paediatric OPD consultation

Inpatient paediatric care with 125-bedded Paediatrics facility

Newborn and neonatal care support

NICU care for sick newborns and premature babies

PICU care for critically ill children

Paediatric emergency evaluation and stabilization

Immunisation and vaccination services

Growth and development monitoring

Nutritional assessment and counselling

Management of fever and childhood infections

Respiratory illness care including pneumonia, asthma and bronchiolitis

Diarrhoea, dehydration and ORS-based management

Neonatal jaundice evaluation and phototherapy support

Anaemia and nutritional deficiency evaluation

Seizure and neurological symptom evaluation

Childhood allergy and skin-related illness care

Adolescent health counselling

Family counselling for child health and preventive care

School health and community child health support

Ayushman Bharat eligible paediatric patient support as per scheme rules

Special Units & Child-Care 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.

Clinical & Academic 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

Clinical Spectrum

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

Paediatric 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

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

Medical Education & Clinical 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

Paediatrics

Paediatrics · Speciality Clinics