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Specialty that deals with the medical care of infants, children and adolescents.

Department of Paediatrics at M.V.J

The Department has a 100 bedded Facility for general Paediatrics, an 8-bedded Paediatrics Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and 8 bedded Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). An Isolation ward is available for care of infectious patient. Incubators, warmers, photo therapy units, Bed side monitors, ventilators, Infusion and syringe pumps of state-of-art Technology are available.

The Department provides immunization services to the local children.

The department carries out camps in the neighbouring villages to emphasize prevention of disease and to pick up sick children in the early phase of diseases.

General OPD, this is run daily from 9.00 AM to 4.00 PM

Special Facilities the following specialty clinics are also run as below

Immunization clinic- Daily

Diarrhoea clinic- Daily

Well Baby Clinic –Daily

Asthma Clinic – Twice a week(Tuesday & Friday)

Child Guidance Clinic – Twice a week(Wednesday & Saturday)

High Risk Clinic – Twice a week(Wednesday & Saturday)

PEM Clinic – Twice a week( Monday & Thursday)

Renal Clinic – Once a week

The department has a well stocked library which has over 256 reference and other books and journals.