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Officially started in the year 1987, but children with hemato oncological
problems were looked after since 1975 by Dr V.Pushpa . The department renders
its services to children with hemato oncological problems like Anemias due to
varies causes, bleeding disorders, Thalassemias, Aplastic anemias and also
children with blood cancers like leukemias and other cancers like lymphomas
cancer of the blood forming organs and other related disorders like
Leukemias,Lymphomas. About 200 new children with different types of cancer are
registered every year. On an average 2000 In-patients and 9000 Out-patients are
treated per year. This department is only one of its kind which looks after
exclusively poor children with blood cancer and other related problems in Tamil
Nadu with a population of nearly 60 million people out of which children
constitute 30 to 40 %. The number of cancer children who are treated in this
department has trebled in the past 10 years from 75 case in 1987 to 212 cases in
the year 1999.
To generate funds which will supplement what government provides every year we
have opened an account in the State Bank of India, Egmore branch in the style of
"CANCER CHILDREN FUND" as per G.O.D.No.603 dated 13-5-96, Health & Family
Welfare Department, Government of Tamil Nadu. If we have large amount of money
in the core fund which can be kept in a fixed deposit the interest can be
utilised for purchase of costly drugs and other essential items for treating
these suffering children. The above fund also has 100% income tax exemption
under section 80G(2)(iiihb) of the Incometax Act 1961. The department welcomes
contributions for this noble cause from all over the country and abroad.
Children are looking forward to your help.
Donations can be sent in the form of Check or Draft, drawn in favor of "Cancer
Children Fund" A/c. SB/ C&I, 311, State Bank of India, Egmore branch, 45,
Pantheon Road, Chennai (Madras)-600008, India, to the Director of Institute Of
Child Health and Hospital For Children at Halls Road, Egmore, Chennai (Madras)
600008, by registered post. Kindly mention the correct postal address with
pincode for us to send the receipt promptly. This fund is ment for providing
medical relief essentially to the poor children who are admitted in the
hospital. More than 95 % of children who get treatment in this department are
from poor socio economic status and all of them get free treatment for their
ailment.
Faculty: Dr. M.Venkata Desikalu, M.D., DCH., (Prof. and Head)
Dr. M.Raghunadhan
Dr. Megalai Sureshkumar
Year of inception 1989 - Bed strength 14
Patient treated in the year 2000 - 788.
Faculty: Dr. R.Kulandhai Kasthuri, M.D., D.C.H., (Prof. and Head)
Dr. P.Ramachandran, M.D., D.C.H.,
Dr. S.Thangavelu, M.D., D.C.H.,
Dr. S.Shanthi, M.D., D.C.H.,
Nurses: M.R.Saraswathy, Sarala, Irudhaya Pokkisham, Dhanalakshmi, Shameem,
Savithri, Mohana, Anjali,
Vedavathi.
Facilities available: Ventilatory support, monitoring facilities and others
facilities to manage critically ill children. Teaching and training programme
for Nurses and practitioners - Pediatric Advanced Life Support course for
Doctors and Nurses, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Course for Doctors.Current research works - Scorpion sting, life threatening complication in
childhood diabetes, Intracranial bleeding, Poisoning in children.
Faculty: Dr. M.Manivasagam, M.D., DCH., M.Sc. (Nutrition), (Prof. and Head)
Cereal pulse mixture preparation and demonstration for parents attending OP
dept. with advise regarding nutrtion.
Inpatients: 8 beds
Teaching research:
Teaching for Medical students, Student nurses, Para Medical staff, School
Teachers, Colleges and School students, Research in the filled of Nutrition
Faculty:
Dr. K.Meer Mustafa Hussain (Head of the Dept.)
Dr. N.Srinivasan, M.D. DCH., (Hony.)
Dr. P.Paramanandam, M.D., DCH., Phd.,
Dr. K.Srinivasan, M.D., DCH., Dip. In Neonatology
Dr. J.Kumutha, M.D., DCH.,
Dr. K.Devimeenakshi, M.D., DCH.,
Staff nurses: Rajini, Akiladevi, Radha, Muthulakshmi, Meheswari, Shanthi,
Usharani, Ganga, Regina Sheela Rani, Mary Stella Bai, Premalatha, Bagyalakshmi,
Alamelu, Vijayalatha, Meena
Our Neonatal Unit has 3 sub units, the NIC, Pre-term unit and Level II care for
Term babies. It is an extramural units receiving neonates from all over
Tamilnadu and adjacent States like Andhra Pradesh. The average admission being
10-15 per day. Our bed strength is 40 and the bed occupancy rate is around 150%.Training is being offered to doctors undergoing diploma and degree courses in
pediatric medicine and diploma in National Board. Training session are also
conducted to Undergraduates students of Madras Medical College. Our unit also
conducts training for graduate nurses and nursing students.
The availability of an efficient Medical Record Department in this hospital
since 1969 is the basis for good clinical research, Medical care, Medical
Education, promotion of health, advancement in clinical research and various
types of medico-administrative statistics. The department performs all the basic
functions of a MRD viz., Assembling and Deficiency check, Accession Registry,
Discharge Analysis, Coding of diseases as per ICD X Revision, Diagnostic and
operation indexing, Weekly medical Audit, Medico-legal formalities, Retrieval of
records for readmission research, study, dissertation of PG's and dissemination
of various medico-administrative statistics. The department processes 36,000
in-patient records every year. The MRD is a training centre for Medical Record
Technicians. The MRD has been computerised since 1.7.1998 under the Japanese
Grant-in-Aid Programme. The department is headed by Thiru.S.Chellappa, Senior
Medical Records Officer and assisted by Statistician, Medical Record Technicians
and other supportive staff.
Facilities available:
RIA Lab at IOG for related hormonal assay.
Research: Goiter, Short stature, sexual precocity
79 children with Diabetes are registered between May 1999 and August 2001
Seven medical units, each having a bed strength of 30 in-patients are the main
frame of ICH. Out-patient services are rendered for 12 hours between 7.00 am to
7.00 pm. Emergency department later takes over the out-patient services between
7.00 pm to 7.00 am. Both out-patients and in-patients services are mainly
managed by Pediatric Medical Departments. Also involved in lectures and training
of undergraduate and postgraduate students, guiding their research works.
FACULTY
Medical Unit I (G.VII Ward) Prof. & Head: Dr. C.S.Rex Sargunam
Assistant Professors: Dr. A.Mahali, Dr. P.Murugan, Dr. S.Sundari, Dr. S.Sujatha
Sridharan
Medical Unit II (6th Floor) Prof. & Head: Dr.P.Ramadevi
Assistant Professors: Dr. K.Umayal, Dr. M.Rathinasamy, Dr. S.Parivarthini, Dr.
C.Ravichandran
Medical Unit III (7th Floor) Prof. & Head: Dr. T.N.Sanath Kumar
Assistant Professors: Dr. P.Jayachandran, Dr. D.Ramamani, Dr. M.Parvathy, Dr.
K.Nedunchelian
Medical Unit IV (G 4 Ward) Prof. & Head: Dr. K.Chandrasekaran
Assistant Professors: Dr. S.Rajendran, Dr. R.Kandasamy, Dr. C.Subbulakshmi, Dr.
Luke Ravi Chellaiah
Medical Unit V (GI Ward) Prof. & Head: Dr. T.K.Vasanthamalliga
Assistant Professors: Dr. C.V.Ravisekar, Dr. Kumaraswamy, Dr. P.Venkataraman,
Dr. B.Sathiamoorthy
Medical Unit VI (G.I Ward) Prof. & Head: Dr. R.Duraisamy
Assistant Professors: Dr. S.Geetha, Dr.T.Jyothi, Dr. R.Kothainayaki, Dr.
N.C.Gowrishankar
Medical Unit VII (5th Floor) Prof. & Head: Dr. M.Sivagami
Assistant Professors: Dr. Mathivanan, Dr. P.Sabapathy Raj, Dr. R.Somasekar, Dr.
Kalpana
Prof. & Head: Dr.Sathyamurthy
Assistant Professors: Dr. K.Srinivasan, Dr. D.Durairaj, Dr. Suresh, Dr.
V.Anuradha,
Dr. O.Sivathanu Pillai, Dr. N.Krishnan
Health Education:
Prof. & Head: Dr. M.Ponnumani
Dental Surgeon:Dr. Vetrivendan
Dermatology:Dr. Kiruba Mohan
School Health Cell:Dr. S.V.Malini
Pediatric Peripheral Clinic:Dr. S.Bhagavathy
M.H. New born:Dr. V.Vijayakumar
Dr. Rema Chandramohan
BIO-CHEMISTRY: Prof. & Head: Dr.S.Malliga
Assistant Professors:Dr. S.Subbulakshmi Dr. Ananthi
MICROBIOLOGY: Prof. & Head: Dr.S.K.Amsavathini
Assistant Professor:Dr.U.Umadevi
PATHOLOGY: Prof. & Head: Dr. A.Senthamarai
Assistant Professors:Dr. K.Rama Dr. Chitra
Faculty: Dr. B.Bhaskar Raju, M.D., DCH., DM (Prof. and Head)
Dr. Malathi
Sathiyasekarn, M.D., DCH., DM
Dr. M.Kannaki,
M.D., DCH.,
Outpatients - New cases: 6599, In-patients - 600
Facilities available:
Upper GE Endoscopy - Both diagnostic and therapeutic (EST, Stricture dilation,
foreign body removal) - 1500
Colonoscopy - Diagnostic and therapeutic (Polypectomy) - 150
Liver biopsy
Started by Prof. M.V.K.Shetti, who was a student of Prof. John Caffey, the
"Father of Pediatric Radiology"
Faculty: Dr. Elizabeth John, M.D., DMRD (Prof. and Head)
Dr.
G.Vijayalakshmi, M.D., DMRD
Dr.
B.Natarajan, M.D., DMRD
Dr. G.Murugan,
M.D., DMRD
Dr.
A.Ramalingam, M.D., DCH., DMRD (Prof. of Ultrasonography)
Facilities available:
Imaging intensifier used for all contrast two 500 MA units, one 100 MA unit and 9 mobile units.C-Arm in the theatre for intra operative procedure. Two D ultrasound units, one ultrasound unit with doppler and one spiral CT unit. In an average 250-300 plain films, 12-15 contrast investigations, 80-100 ultrasonogram and about 15 CT scans are taken everyday.
This is the only unit preserving films of children for over 5 years which can be easily retrievable by a patient numbering system. Healthy post admission day discussions between treating pediatricians and radiologist every day to improve the patient care.
It caters to large number of patients from Tamilnadu and nearby states.
C.G.C. was functioning from 1955-56 at the Government General Hospital, Chennai
and was shifted to I.C.H. & H.C. in 1968. This is the only full fledged C.G.C
for the entire State of Tamilnadu and also Pondicherry. Children are referred by
all the teaching hospitals in the city. Port trust, Railway and military
hospitals, Central Govt. dispensaries and other ESI dispensaries and hospital
for opinion and management.
Direct referrals from various hospitals and many N.G.O. like ICCW, orphanages,
correctional school, special schools and also normal schools.
Facilities available:
1. Clinical evaluation and diagnosis
2. Psychometry
3. Psychotherapy
4. Pharmacotherapy
5. Confessional certificates
6. Liaison work and referral to special schools and centers
Academic activities:
• Postgraduate training for DCH., Dip. NB (Ped), M.D.(Ped), and M.D.(Psych),
P.G.s
• M.D. thesis work and also for students in social work.
Faculty: Dr. V.Jayanthini, M.D.,(Psych), DPM., (Prof. and Head)
Dr.
B.Anbumani, M.D.(Paed), DPM.,
Mrs.
Rajeswari Ramani, M.A.(Psychology)
Mrs.
S.Vijayalakshmi, M.A.(Social work)
Mrs.
Komalavalli, Montessori teacher
The department of Pediatric Surgery at the Institute of Child Health and
Hospital for Children is one of the first to start Pediatric Surgery in India.
Presently it has 4 surgical units, a urology unit and a newborn surgical unit.
An inpatient bed strength of 150 beds. The surgical turnover is very high and
thanks to Dept. of Pediatric Radiology and Anesthesia, very good surgical care
is being provided for children. A large number of complicated surgeries are
performed with a high success. The statistics attached speech for the large
volume of work carried out here.
Any parent or patient can contact us at the web-site for clarification on any
pediatric surgical illness requiring surgery. We also provide an antenatal
counseling for ultrasound diagnosed illness.
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Faculty:Prof. R.Raman M.S., (Ortho), (Prof.
and Head)
Dr. N.Gopalrathnam,
M.S., ortho
Dr. V.Thulasiraman,
M.S., ortho
The department is equipped with the following
facilities:
1. Facilities to operate Hip joint diseases in Newborn
2. Correction of congenital foot deformities
3. Fracture management
4. Medical and surgical management of TB spine
5. Physiotherapy for children with cerebral palsy. Surgery for CP children
6. Limb lengthening procedure
7. Training orthopedic and pediatric postgraduates
Average number of OP – New cases 6000
Old cases 7000
Surgery done Major 400
Minor 32
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