Department

Pediatrics

Introducing Comprehensive Child Care Under One Roof

Child health encompasses physical, mental and social wellbeing of children right from conception through adolescence. A comprehensive plan includes promoting healthy growth and development, disease prevention and equitable healthcare.

For a healthy start in life for your child, key factors like excellent mother and newborn services, regular growth monitoring, timely immunization, appropriate nutrition and a dedicated child-friendly hospital environment with immediate access to various paediatric sub specialists are imperative. We at KIMS Hospitals, Mahadevapura aim to do exactly that under one roof.

Highlights:

The Paediatric Department at KIMS Hospitals, Mahadevapura has been conceived with the sole objective of providing comprehensive and compassionate care for your child, while incorporating a family centric approach.

We boast of an excellent team of Pediatricians and Paediatric sub specialists who are committed to offering the highest quality of health care for your child. We provide all the essential services including 24 hours’ emergency and critical care in addition to non-emergency services such as baby wellness centre, children’s centre, vaccinations, child development center and quaternary Paediatric sub-specialty services which are tailored to cater to each child’s unique medical needs.

A dedicated team of Paediatric intensive care specialists are available in the hospital round the clock to attend to any life-threatening emergencies and the state-of-the-art Paediatric Intensive Care Unit offers round-the-clock critical care delivery.

The Baby Wellness Centre:

Our Baby Wellness Centre is a dedicated area for healthy newborns and preterm babies, away from sick children bay which is best suited to get their routine checkups and immunizations.

We offer the following services to ensure that the highest care is delivered for your precious little babies:

Routine physical examinations of newborn babies for early identification of congenital defects with advice on investigations and management.
Monitoring of your child’s growth using IAP accredited growth charts for early identification of growth faltering and appropriate intervention wherever required.
Expert nutritional advice for children offered by specialists to help your child achieve appropriate growth targets.
Health check-ups required for school enrolment, sports activities, travel and studying abroad.

Vaccination Services:

Timely vaccinations are vital to protect a growing child against various deadly infections, by boosting their immune system. This also prevents outbreaks in the community by contributing to herd immunity. We offer all age-appropriate vaccines recommended by the National Immunization Schedule and those advised by the Indian Academy of Pediatrics. We also offer additional vaccinations under special circumstances (Adolescence, prematurity, post-splenectomy, etc.) such as HPV vaccine, seasonal influenza vaccines, and those prescribed for travel to various countries.

Dedicated Nursing Room for Mothers:

Exclusive breastfeeding of infants till 6 months of age is of utmost importance and hence, we are committed to help our nursing mothers by providing necessary advice, guidance and training through dedicated lactation counsellors.
Our baby wellness centre has designated rooms for breastfeeding mothers which provide a safe space to feed your baby in a calm and soothing environment.

The Children's Centre:

At KIMS Hospitals, Mahadevapura, we understand the complexities of treating young children. The general Paediatric care is formulated to act as a gateway for your child’s complete healthcare needs, where we focus on providing a wide array of medical services on OPD and in-patient basis.

We at the Children’s Centre provide comprehensive medical assessment, growth monitoring, management and follow up of young children and adolescents for various common health issues such as:

Fever without a clear cause
Infections such as pneumonia, urinary tract infections
Gastroenteritis with dehydration
Allergic disorders (Asthma, celiac disease)
Autoimmune disorders (SLE, ADEM)
Developmental disorders, autism spectrum disorders, ADHD
Nutritional disorders
Bedwetting in school-going children
Seizures, neurodevelopmental disorders, behavioral disorders
Blood related disorders (anemia, sickle cell disease)
Endocrine disorders (Diabetes, thyroid disorders)
Various types of cancers
Metabolic and genetic disorders

Paediatric Subspecialty Services:

Some of the services offered are:

Developmental paediatrics
Infectious disease specialist services
Paediatric Pulmonology
Paediatric Endocrinology
Paediatric Rheumatology
Paediatric Cardiology
Paediatric Nephrology
Paediatric Neurology
Paediatric Hematology and Paediatric Oncology
Paediatric Genetic Services
Paediatric Gastroenterology
Paediatric Surgery
Child and Adolescent Psychology
Paediatric Dermatology
Paediatric Ophthalmology and ENT
Paediatric Intensive Care
The Special Needs Children Development Center

Tests and Procedures:

Diagnostic Tests:

At KIMS Hospitals, Mahadevapura, we have a world-class laboratory service which performs a wide range of diagnostic tests including:

Routine investigations (CBC, urine profile, LFT, RFT, electrolytes, thyroid, blood sugar)
Cultures for infections (blood, urine, stool, CSF, sputum, pleural and ascitic fluids, swabs, viral & bacterial panels)
Hormonal disorder tests (extended thyroid profile, growth & menstruation disorders, neonatal metabolic disorder screening)
Auto immune and inflammatory disorder panels (ANA, RA factor, celiac disease, immunodeficiency workup)
Histopathology for biopsy analysis
Genetic services for congenital disorders