Paediatrics Services

At East Point Hospital, Bangalore, we are aware children are not just small adults. They have peculiar medical requirements, such as emotional and developmental growth sensitivity. For this reason, the paediatrics department offers child-friendly care from infancy through the teenage years. Whether a child needs a mere health assessment, vaccination, or illness treatment, qualified paediatric doctors ensure children grow to be healthy and strong.

Knowing how stressful it can be when a child is sick, we offer customised attention in a calm setting that is suitable for both kids and parents.

What is Paediatrics?

This is the medical branch that deals with the health and medical attention of children. With a focus on our youngest patients, we tackle the full scope of pediatric challenges: childhood diseases, injuries, infections, growths, and development milestones. The qualified doctors at East Point Hospital strive to offer peace of mind for parents by offering optimum care for every stage of life, ranging from newborn assessments to health issues in teenagers.

Key Paediatrics Services Offered at East Point Hospital

• Newborn Care & Monitoring: Our care starts right from the in-hospital newborn stage. We check for jaundice, monitor vital signs, assist with feeding, and perform all the required newborn screening tests.

• Development and Growth: To make sure children have reached the necessary developmental milestones, we provide routine health examinations (height, weight, head circumference) in order to remove any delays through early intervention.

• Immunisations and Vaccination Programs: In addition to all the mandatory vaccinations, we offer optional immunisations like BCG, OPV, MMR, Hepatitis, Rotavirus, and many more as per the national schedule.

• Treatment of Common Childhood Illnesses: We offer diagnosis and treatment of cases involving fevers, coughs, colds, ear infections, allergies, vomiting, diarrhea, and other day-to-day health.

• 24 hrs Emergency Care: We have an emergency unit that is open 24/7 for handling pediatric emergencies like dehydration, seizures, high fevers, breathing difficulties, injuries, etc.

• Nutritional Counselling: Our support covers every stage, from breastfeeding infants to offering dietary advice and nutrition counselling to growing children and teenagers.

• Adolescent Health Services: We handle all problems involving puberty, psychosocial concerns, weight issues, and skin conditions like acne among adolescents, ensuring confidentiality and professionalism.

• Asthma and Allergy Care: Skin-related allergies, asthma, and allergic rhinitis are common in most children. We provide individualised treatment packages and inhaler instructions and carry out allergy assessments.

• School and Sports Health Checks: To prepare children for school or sports activities, we provide preschool and pre-sport fitness sessions, vision assessments, and program vaccinations.

Pediatric Symptoms

A trained Pediatrician should be consulted if these symptoms arise:

• Chronic fever
• Vomiting or diarrhea more than once
• Weight loss or Inappetence
• Rashes, infections on the skin, or swelling of undefined reason
• Trouble breathing or wheezing
• Slow Achievement of Milestones (walking, talking)
• Change in mood or excessive grumpiness
• Underperformance in school or tiring easily

Medical Evaluation and Necessary Tests

The following tests will be performed at East Point Hospital. All tests will be carried out in a non-threatening manner to the child so they remain calm.

• Blood and urine workup
• Chest x-ray and ultrasound
• Checking for developmental delays
• Hearing and lung tests
• Allergy and asthma tests
• ECGs or Echos if necessary

The steps of each procedure will be explained thoroughly to the parents, and each step should involve them, making the children feel safer, which will give them more comfort.

Treatment and Support

Your child’s age and condition influence how we approach treatment:

• Medications that are safe and suitable for the child’s age.
• Managing pain and fever.
• Asthma/respiratory infection nebulisation.
• Antibiotics when absolutely necessary.
• Vomiting and diarrhea rehydration therapy.
• Illness preventing vaccines.
• Educational Emotional and behavioral therapy if needed.

We also instruct parents on proper nutritional and hygienic care tailored to the child to ensure prompt recovery while instilling healthy habits.