NHR Clinical Research Facility
NHR Clinical Research Facility
Ward 2A is one of the productive general medical wards located in ground floor at Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children which provides care for paediatric population up to 14 year of age. The ward entrance is characterized with mind clamming religious statue. The ward consists of Emergency care unit, high dependency unit (HDU) and separate cubicles for neonates, patients with sub acute, chronic, and diarrheal diseases. Ward occupies with 70 beds including 6 HDU beds.
Clinic Schedule
Patients are referred to ward 2A clinic from out patient department, other pediatricians from peripheral hospitals and the patients discharged from the ward 2 A as follow up care. The following chart provide the further details of the clinic. Clinics are not conducted on public holidays
Day / Time: Monday 1pm – 4pm
Venue: Room – 26
Red numbers per day: 10
Blue numbers per day: 40
Day: Monday
Time: 1pm – 4pm
Venue: Vaccination Room
Staff
The dedicated staff, responsible for the extended quality care of the patients is comprising of 1 senior consultant Paediatrician, 1 senior registrar in Paediatrics , 4 registrars in Paediatrics , 2 senior house officers ,3 house officers ,nursing staff and few minor staff employees. Total numbers of medical officers and Nursing staff are 12 & 24 respectively.
Regularly post graduate trainees of other subspecialties such as Haematology, Human Nutrition, Chemical Pathology and Oncology offer their services to provide the excellent care for the sick children in ward 2A.
In patient care
The ward 2A offers services for wide variety of diseases ranging from an uncomplicated simple febrile illness to complicated acute & chronic diseases. Patients are admitted to Ward 2A through Preliminary Care Unit or Out Patient Department on roster basis from 8am to 10pm On week days including the week ends except on Thursdays and Fridays. On Thursdays the ward is closed at 12 noon and reopen at 10pm and receiving admissions till Friday morning at 8 am. On Fridays the ward is closed from 8.am till 12 noon.
The quality care of the sick children in ward 2 is further optimized by the involvement of the Paediatric subspecialists, especially in fields of Neurology, Endocrinology, Haematology, Pathology, Radiology and Dermatology. Almost all the essential investigation facilities are provided by very effective and reliable laboratory service, available round the clock in order to take most appropriate decisions in providing care for sick children.
Supportive Care and counselling
Ward 2A staff concern not only the presenting medical concerns but the social, financial and psychological aspects of the paediatric patients and their families also. In an event of multiple medical and social issues we decide on the consciences management in collaboration of other Specialties outside the hospital care , including social worker, child protection authorities and officers from child probation department.
Training and teaching programs
Several training programs and teaching sessions for post graduate and undergraduate trainees are conducted by Consultant Pediatrician for the improvement of their clinical experience. Teaching programs consists of case based discussions, power point presentations, directly observed procedures and an exam oriented teaching classes which are golden opportunities for trainees in order to polish update and improve their clinical experience.
Community Services and Special Events
On special days e.g. children’s day, Christmas day and New year day, the Ward staff organized special events focused mainly on children highlighting the importance of the day.
On these occasions children with special talents are participated. At the end of every event a price giving arranged with contribution of sponsors. These events always become a new experience to children and parents while making them pleased and relaxed with in the unit.