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The renovated centrally air conditioned neonatal unit with state of the art facilities was inaugurated near the delivery suites on 13/10/2011. The new unit has adequate space, controlled access, nominated sterile areas, uninterrupted power supply, efficient medical gas distribution systems and modern medical infrastructure in an environment that is sensitive to the needs of the baby and the family.
Facilities exists in the unit for providing the safest critical care to the premature babies including the ELBWs (extremely low birth weight babies weighing less than 1000 gms) and those newborns with a wide variety of complex medical, cardiac and surgical problems. The unit has a heavy occupancy rate of 98% in level III beds and 96% in level II beds throughout the year.
The unit is constructed scientifically as per the current recommendations and follows incubator care for extreme preterm infants and open care system with state of the art radiant warmers for the other babies.
The unit has bed strength of 39 as detailed below:
Level IIIB Neonatal Intensive Care Unit- 8 ventilated beds
Level IIIA Neonatal Intensive Care Unit- high dependency care - 8 beds
Level IIB Special Care Baby Unit- intermediate dependency care - 23 beds
The unit is run by a team of neonatologists and Pediatricians under the leadership of Dr Nelby George Mathew, well supported by Neonatal Registrars, Fellowship Trainees, paediatric post graduate residents and senior nursing staff trained in neonatal care. The unit has 1:1 nurse patient ratio in the level III section and comparable staff strength in the other three sections. The unit seeks to continuously improve the quality of care by using evidence-based treatment and regular audit of health outcomes.
The following state of art services are offered currently in the unit:
Advanced Neonatal intensive care
The unit has state of the art intensive care facilities inclusive of:
Perinatal Care
Transport
Neonatal transport facilities in the department include Transport incubators and T piece resuscitators. Ambulance service is also available for retrieval of outborn babies.
Other Services
Newborn Screening Programs
The Following Screening Programs are carried out in the department:
Newborn OP Clinics
The department has a well designed follow up program
The Department runs the following accredited training Courses in Neonatology
The highlight of both these Fellowship Courses is the organized teaching program including monthly guest lectures and thrice a week seminars, journal clubs, lectures and demonstrations, in addition to adequate practical exposure that enable the candidates to subsequently manage Level III care successfully on their own.
No | Course | No. of Seats | Classes Commencing on | Course Duration and Eligibility |
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1 | IAP Fellowship | 2 | 01 January every Year | 12 months for MD/DNB (Pediatrics) and 18 Months for DCH |
2 | NNF Fellowship | 2 | 01 March every Year | 12 months for MD/DNB (Pediatrics) and 18 Months for DCH |
3 | NNF Nursing Fellowship | 2 | 01 March every Year | 12 Months for B.Sc. & 18 months for GNM |
The department conducts periodic CME Programs to update the doctors and Nurses on the Recent Advances in the field of Neonatology.
The following is the list of major programs conducted so far primarily by the department:
Continuous evolution of treatment modalities in Neonatology makes the management of sick neonates a challenging task in the present era and mandates the need for continuous research. The department undertakes various research projects in Neonatology and Perinatology from time to time. The Current research Projects undertaken by the Department include: