Facilities

In addition to the routine facilities, the department has a level III NICU, well equipped PICU, an in house lab with microscope, CRP/procalcitonin detection, sodium/potassium/chloride analyzer and blood gas machine. There is also an in-house ultrasound machine with upgraded echocardiography facility, a CAPD machine capable of providing rapid dialysis to sick children with renal failure.

	Level III NICU   The Department of Pediatrics has a Level III NICU with twelve open care systems. It is equipped with facilities for ventilation, HFOV, TPN, in-house X-ray and ultrasonography, phototherapy and exchange transfusion. The department is also providing NICU care to newbornes in Cantonment General Hospital.
	Pediatric Intensive Care Unit   The Department has a six-bedded Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, which is equipped with facilities for ventilation, blood gas analysis, in-house ultrasonography and echocardiography, a CAPD cycler, facility for hemodialysis and plasmapheresis.
	Skills Training   The undergraduate training involves hands-on training for the resuscitation of newborn and child
	Skills Training The undergraduates are also taught about comprehensive neonatal care with demonstrations about kangaroo mother care and all other aspects of newborn health.