The Paediatric department of Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences is a child & baby friendly department.  The department has a 60 bedded general ward, 10 bedded PICU and 6 bedded level II neonatal intensive care unit.  The department caters to all Paediatric patients including abolescents upto the age of 15 years.  The department imparts training to M.D post graduates and undergraduates and nursing students. The patient population includes the middle income group and the not-so-affordable lower income group.  No patient is denied admission on monetary grounds.

The paediatric intensive care unit is spacious, well ventilated air conditioned, well equipped area with trained personnel with the nurse; patient ratio being 1:1. A pediatrician is posted in the intensive care unit and is available round the clock.  The neonatal intensive care unit is a level II nursery with facilities for monitoring, ventilation and permicare including surfactant therapy.  Premies weighing as low as 650gms have been saved with favourable long term neurodevelopmental outcome. Quadruplets weighing between 700gm to 1200gms have also been successfully managed. The outcome of the NICU graduates has been so good that babies born outside within 100km radius are referred to our centre for management. 

The outpatient services cater to patients form morning to evening with very minimal charges. The patients are examined by the postgraduate as well as by residents, consultants offered appropriate treatment and advice in a friendly manner.

Immunization services are offered throughout the week with all vaccines in the VIP schedule and all optional vaccines being offered to patients. Regular monitoring of growth and development is done with most of the patients having a regular follow up.

The department is involved in continually updating their knowledge with papers being in various conferences and publications in both international and national indexed journals. The department is also involved in conducting continuing Medical and nursing education programmes.

The department has an updated library with the latest books and journals which are utilized by the faculty and residents for updating themselves with the recent happenings and guidelines for patient care.