Paediatrics is a branch of medicine that deals with the health and disease of children. At Tata Main Hospital, the department consists of a children’s ward, a paediatric intensive care unit and a special care neonatal unit.

Outpatient unit (OPD) has a paediatric section which includes immunisation clinic. Immunisation is provided by a trained vaccinator. A paediatrician is available for consultation throughout the OPD hours of 9.00 AM to 6.00PM. 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. Physical proximity of PICU to children’s ward ensures prompt transfer of children in need of intensive care. PICU provides care to post operative surgical patients as well as patients suffering from trauma including head injury.

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.

Services offered by the Department of Pediatrics

OUTPATIENT FACILITIES

• Daily Pediatrics OPD services except Sundays
• Pediatric subspecialty OPD services (on designated days)
• Pediatric Cardiology Clinic
• Pediatric Neurology Clinic
• High Risk Newborn Clinic
• Daily Immunization OPD services except Sundays

INPATIENT FACILITIES (24 Hours services):

• Pediatric Ward: Care of sick children from 1 month to 15 years
• Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: Well-equipped PICU offering all services to critically sick children, aged 4 weeks to 15 years e.g.
• Mechanical ventilation
• High frequency ventilation
• Non-invasive ventilation
• Neonatal follow up through OPD
• Heated humidified high flow oxygen therapy
• TPN 
• Dialysis, 
• Bedside ECHO 
• Bedside USG abdomen & chest
• Pediatric Neuro-critical care
• Neonatal Unit (Nursery): Well-equipped Nursery capable of providing support to new-born babies up to 4 weeks of age, who are moderately sick, critically sick, or premature babies. The Neonatal unit provides facilities like:
• Mechanical ventilation, 
• High frequency ventilation, 
• NIPPV, CPAP, heated humidified high flow oxygen therapy, 
• Surfactant administration, 
• Phototherapy, exchange transfusion,
• Bedside neonatal ECHO
• Bedside cranial USG
• TPN
• Care of extremely low birth weight & very low birth weight babies