GOOD NEWS to all of you from AHALIA WOMEN & CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL! We are always committed and relentless in offering the best service to its patients with the latest technology and highly skilled professional team. In our endeavour in providing high quality and complete care to our suffering children, we have started the “DEPARTMENT OF PAEDIATRIC SURGERY – Abode of quality care!” on the 5th October 2020 for taking care of the surgical conditions of the newborn and children of Palakkad and its neighbouring areas!

The department is headed by Dr.V.Muthulingam.M.S.,M.Ch, Senior Consultant Paediatric and Neonatal Surgeon with vast experience in Neonatal surgery, Paediatric urology and Minimally Invasive Surgery(MIS).

The principles of the department are :

  • Accurate  and Timely Management
  • Affordability
  • All under one roof

The department is supported by neonatologist at the level III state of the art NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) and the team of paediatricians at the well-equipped PICU (Paediatric Intensive Care Unit) round the clock and paediatric anaesthesiologists.

The department has three state of the art operation theatres and a dedicated theatre for minimally invasive surgery. Paediatric surgical intensive care and Neonatal surgical intensive care units offer excellent postoperative care for the children.

The department offers :

  • Neonatal & Paediatric Surgical Emergency Service
  • Out-Patient Service
  • Antenatal Counseling Service
  • Day Care Surgery
  • Paediatric Laparoscopic Surgery
  • Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery [VATS]
  • Endourology
  • Hypospadiology
  • General Paediatric Surgery
  • Surgery for Congenital Anomalies
  • GI and Hepatobiliary Surgery
  • Paediatric Urology

The paediatric surgical emergency service* is available on all days and the regular out-patient service is being conducted on Monday, Wednesday and Friday between 4:00 and 6:00 pm.

*kindly inform the hospital @ 7907650161 before referring the paediatric surgical emergency

Kindly advice your patients to book appointment @ 04923 226 000.

For more information please view Paediatric Surgery Brochure.