Directorate of Medical Education

Institute of Child Health & Hospital for Children

  • Established  in  :1948

  • Location  of  the  Hospital: Near Egmore Railway Station, Egmore, Chennai - 10

  • Phone  No: Direct : 8194181 Board: 8191135 

  • Bed Strength: 537

  • O.P  Hours:   

    • General  O.P  Department  : 7.30 A.M  to  10 A.M
    • Speciality  OP Departments: 10.00 A.M to  12 Noon
    • Visiting Hours: 4.00 P.M to 6.00 P.M (Free of Cost)

  • Speciality  Treatment  available:

  • Paediatric Medicine

  • Medical New Born unit
  • Paediatric Intensive Care Unit
  • Paediatric Surgery
  • New Born Surgical
  • Paediatric Gastro Enterology
  • Vaccine Preventable Diseases
  • Paediatric Pulmonology
  • Paediatric Neurology

  • Nephrology

  • Haematlogy
  • Caardiology
  • Nutrition
  • Cardio Thoracic Surgery
  • ENT
  • Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Urology
  • Dermatlogy

  • PG Courses Available:

    • MD (Paeditric )  - 17 Seats
    • DCH                  - 35 Seats
    • Diploma in National Board (DNB)

  • Special  features:

    • 24  Hour  Casualty  services  are  available.
    • Blood  Bank  facility  is  available.
    • Master  Health  Check-up  scheme  is  available.
    • Cobalt therapy & Chemotherapy treatment facilities for cancer patients are available.
    • C.T. Scan  facility  is  available.

  • C.T.  Scan  Charges:

    • For Out Patients:
      • Plain :  Rs.500/-
      • With Contrast:  Rs.700/-
    • For  In  Patients:
      • Plain :  Rs.350/-
      • With  Contrast: Rs.550/-

    • Ambulance  facilities : Ambulance Vehicles  are  available.

    • Mortuary  Van facilities  available.
    • School  of  Nursing  is  functioning.
    • Pemier, multi speciality paediatric referral hospital.  
    • Clinical Nephrology services, peritoneal and hemodialysis, renal biopsy facilities are available.
    • This Institute is a Training centre for Paediatric Post Graduates and Fellowship training in Nephroloty recognised by Indian Academy of Paediatrics.
    • Two Dimensional Echo Cardiography with colour Doppler with trans oesophageal Echocardiography are available .
    • Training is being offered to the Doctors undergoing Diploma and Degree Courses in Paediatric Medicine and Diploma in National Board.
    • The Blood Bank is rendering 24 hours service
    • Childhood Diabetes Clinic is available.
    • Paediatric Gastroenterology Department offers facilities in respect of upper GE endoscopy, colonoscopy and liver biopsy.
    • The Department of Paediatric Radiology and Imaging has Two D ultra sound units, one ultra sound unit with Doppler and one spiral C.T. unit.
    • The Child Guidance Clinic offers facilites on the following:
      • Clinical evaluation and diagnosis.
      • Psycchometry
      • Psycotherapy
      • Pharmocotherapy
      • Confessional Certificate
      • Liasion work and referral to special and centres.
    • The Department of  Paediatric Orthopaedic is equipped with following facilities:
      • To operate hip joint diseases in new born
      • Correction of congenital foot deformity
      • Fracture management
      • Medical and Surgical management of TB spine
      • Physiotherapy for children with cerebral palsy, Surgery for CT children
      • Limb lengthening procedure
      • Training orthopaedic and paediatric postgraduates 
    • Department of Paediatric Pulmonology has the following facilities:
      • Asthma ant tuberculosis clinic 
      • Ultrathin flexible Bronchoscopy, pulmonary function test to handle very very small children and  management of respiratory problem in children.

This  Hospital  is  providing  treatment  for  all  the  ailments  in  respect  of  Children.  Especially a special scheme by name "ILAM KUZHANDAIGAL IRUDAYA ARUVAI SIKICHAI THITTAM" has been started and being continued .In this scheme Cardio Thoracic Surgery is being done to the needy children right from new born child to the child upto the age of 12 years.