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Overview

Compassionate, Comprehensive Care for Your Child’s Health

The Holy Spirit Hospital’s Pediatric Department offers specialized care across several subdisciplines, ensuring comprehensive management of complex pediatric conditions. These include:

General Pediatrics: Covering a broad spectrum of common childhood illnesses and preventative care.
Neonatology: Focusing on the medical care of newborn infants, especially the ill or premature.
Pediatric Surgery: Performing a wide range of surgical procedures for congenital problems, anomalies, tumors, trauma, and specific procedures like neonatal surgery, pediatric urology (e.g., pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction, hypospadias), laparoscopy, thoracoscopy, and pediatric chest surgery.
Pediatric Cardiology: Specializing in the diagnosis and medical treatment of heart problems in children.
Pediatric Nephrology: Dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of kidney and urinary system disorders in children.
Pediatric Endocrinology: Providing comprehensive diagnosis and treatment for all hormonal disorders in children from birth to 18 years, including growth disorders, thyroid disorders, childhood diabetes, puberty disorders, and more.
Pediatric Orthopedics: Addressing musculoskeletal conditions, fractures, congenital limb and spinal deformities, neuromuscular disorders, sports injuries, and bone/joint infections in children.
Pediatric Ophthalmology: Focused on eye conditions in newborns and children.inhouse vitreoretinal surgeon who screens and treats retinal issues in neonates with the help of laser and intravitreal injections in the NICU.
Pediatric Lactation: specialised nurses and doctors offering support and guidance on breastfeeding.

Services

Key Services Offered:

The Pediatric Department is staffed by a dedicated and experienced team of healthcare professionals, including:
- Highly Qualified Pediatricians: A team of expert pediatricians strive to improve the health and well-being of children.
- Full-time Intensivists: Specially trained pediatric intensivists are available round the clock in the NICU and PICU to provide optimum care for critically sick newborns and children.
- Consultants in Subspecialties: Dedicated specialists in Pediatric surgery, pediatric Cardiology, pediatric Nephrology, pediatric Endocrinology, pediatric Orthopedics, and pediatric Ophthalmology.
- Residents: Contributing to patient care under the supervision of senior doctors.
- Trained Nursing Staff: A team of efficient and specially trained nursing staff supports the doctors in providing optimal patient care in the pediatric wards, NICU, and PICU.
- Lactation Consultants: Provide expert advice on breastfeeding.
- Ancillary Staff: Including social workers, paramedical staff, and other support personnel who work collaboratively to provide comprehensive care.
The combination of advanced infrastructure, comprehensive facilities, diverse subspecialties, and a dedicated team of professionals makes the Pediatric Department at Holy Spirit Hospital a reliable choice for pediatric healthcare in Mumbai.

Infrastructure and Technology

The Pediatric Department provides a wide array of facilities to support its services:

Daily Outpatient Department (OPD): For routine check-ups, follow-up care for infants (including premature and term infants discharged from the NICU), and general pediatric consultations.
Inpatient Care: Comprehensive inpatient care with isolation facilities for infectious cases.
Newborn Care Nursery: A dedicated nursery for newborn care, staffed by trained professionals skilled in attendance at birth, initiating breastfeeding, daily weight monitoring, and phototherapy.
Advanced Equipment: Modern ventilators, advanced monitoring facilities, automated CPR machines, and portable Xray , ultrasound and 2DECHO machine facilities
Specialty Clinics: The hospital offers various specialty clinics that cater to pediatric needs, demonstrating a holistic approach to child health.
Emergency Services: 24/7 emergency services are available to manage any critical pediatric situation.
Laboratory and Radiology Services: In-house laboratory and radiology departments provide essential diagnostic support.
Pharmacy and Blood Bank: On-site pharmacy and blood bank ensure timely access to medications and blood products.
Audiometry dept: Newborn and pediatric hearing screening with the help of OAE and BERA.
Physiotherapy department: to cater to the physiotherapy needs of children with developmental disorders and those recovering from prolonged immobilization.
Dentistry: A fully equipped dentistry department to help fulfill the needs of pediatric and adolescent patients.dentists of different subspecialities right from restorative dentists for dental caries, orthodontists for dental malalignment issues, to maxilofacual surgeons to correct congenital facial anomalies.

The department boasts of a robust infrastructure designed to cater to the unique needs of pediatric patients. Key components include:

Dedicated Wards: A 21-bedded pediatric ward, offering a variety of room configurations including single rooms, twin sharing, and general wards.
Intensive Care Units:

- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU): A well-equipped 14 bedded NICU with modern ventilators, infant warmers, cardiorespiratory monitors, phototherapy units and specialized staff for critically ill newborns.
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU): A 5-bedded unit with ventilator facilities, offering highly specialized care for critically ill children. This multidisciplinary unit is equipped with advanced technology and provides personalized care.

Operating Theatre facilties: Well-equipped operation theatre with temperature control, miniature cystoscopes, 3mm laparoscopic instruments, pediatric bronchoscopes, and patient warmers, specifically designed for pediatric surgical procedures.
Diagnostic Support: Access to comprehensive diagnostic services including pediatric radiology and pediatric pathology services.
Emergency Department: A 24/7 emergency department capable of handling pediatric emergencies, with trained staff and established protocols.