Pediatric Department at Regency Hospital offers almost all pediatric patient services under the able leadership of Dr. Kapoor. Various subspecialties are headed by experts in the fields. They are equipped with the state-of-the-art equipment and manpower.
Like all pediatricians in India, after completing her MD in pediatrics she initiated her practice as a neonatologist and a general pediatrician. She established the first 8 bedded level-3 NICU (Neonatal Intensive care unit) in the town in 1995 with most modern ventilators and incubators. Her NICU takes care of several extreme preterm and preterm babies along with term babies born of high-risk pregnancies. Some of the preterm babies she had cared for, are now doing extremely well for themselves and are highly placed adults. The NICU at Regency hospital has now come a long way since its inception and has become famous for handling most complicated cases. There are 10 beds in the NICU with facilities for high frequency ventilators, conventional ventilation, Non-invasive ventilation, body cooling systems, cerebral flow monitoring, TPN, Dialysis and other facilities needed for a level 3 NICU. Especially qualified neonatologists look after the NICU at Regency hospital. The motto of NICU at Regency hospital is to see all NICU graduates intact in physical abilities, neurological development, and cognitive abilities. The Newborns at the NICU get regular early stimulation and Occupational therapy for development of better cognition. NICU here has a minimal incidence of ROP. For which there is a full-fledged screening and treatment protocol.
Neonates and children after recovering from critical illness need special therapies for brain stimulation. The Department of Occupational therapy with experts gives their expert services to all such children. The services are coma stimulation, early sensory stimulation, behavior and cognitive therapies. The psychologists are there to provide counselling to the parents and children with critical illness.
Prevention of a disease is always better than the cure, pediatric immunization is the best way to prevent many infectious diseases. There is a well-established baby and immunization center at the Regency hospital which is functional on all working days of a week.