PICU Fellowship Program

Nirmal Hospital Pvt. Ltd. PICU is accredited by IAP-Critical Care Chapter for level 3 Pediatric Intensive Care.

IAP- Critical care Chapter and Indian Society of Critical care Medicine (Pediatric Section) accredited our hospital for One Year Indian Diploma In Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (IDPCCM) since October 2008.

Nirmal Hospital Pvt. Ltd. has State of the Art 12 bedded level 3 Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. PICU receives 800 admissions per year. Pediatric Department has 30,000 OPD attendance and 3,500 indoor admissions per year. Each bed has attached Multi-Para Monitors and facility to monitor Invasive Blood Pressure and Central Venous Pressure. The PICU is equipped with 4 conventional ventilators and one HFOV High frequency Oscillator Ventilators with NICU. 1 CRRT unit 1^st in South Gujarat PICU has approximately 800 admissions in a year with mortality rate of 8-10% which is at par with the National Statistics. In addition to the routine procedures Central Venous Line insertion, Arterial canalization, ICD insertion (CRRT ma), TPN administration, peritoneal dialysis and PICU can support Hemodialysis as well as Non Invasive Ventilation. PICU has also acquired Flexible Fiber Optic Bronchoscope and it will be used where indicated in managing children with respiratory problems. PICU staff actively supports the transport of sick children from the Surat city and from the towns with in radius of 100km outside Surat.

Dr Nirmal Choraria (Head of PICU & Chief Pediatrician), Dr. Jignesh patel, Dr. Jignesh vadiya (PICU intensivist). They all have vast experience in managing all types of critically sick children. PICU is supported round the clock by qualified and experienced Pediatricians caring children admitted to PICU.