Dhanvantari Hospital is a leading Multi-Specialty Children’s Hospital, considered as the best children’s hospital in Ratnagiri. The hospital was established on 21st May 2002 with a mission to provide complete and up-to-date world-class health care services from well babies who need vaccines to the sick one who need advanced and critical care.
With the range of availability of most basic (including vaccinations) to most advanced treatment for children from 0 up to 12 years, the hospital is not only a milestone in the child healthcare industry of the region, but has been designed specifically not only to keep ailing children happy and excited but also to keep tensed parents at ease.
Hospital is well-equipped with a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). It offers a complete range of medical services for children. An emergency response team is available 24×7, in the process making Dhanvantari Hospital the first of its kind.
All the children are very special to us and we make our best effort to help them. Their smile is very precious to us we try our best to maintain that smile o their face. Dhanvantari Hospital have the best team of doctors and has the best facilities for children care in Ratnagiri.
Services Offered
Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (PICU/NICU)
A neonatal intensive-care unit (NICU) is an intensive-care unit specializing in the care of ill or premature newborn infants with complex medical problems. Our NICU is equipped with availability of 3 phototherapy machines (conventional as well as LED).
Dhanvantari Hospital have two distinct units: the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) that works closely together.
The units together have 12 cots. Our PICU has state-of-the-art equipment and facilities to allow development of new treatments and management strategies for critically ill children. We have 2 ventilators to allow different ventilatory techniques appropriate to take care of the child.
At Dhanvantari Hospital Vaccines are given until the age of four. The recommended Immunization Schedule for children:
| Age | Vaccine |
|---|---|
| At Birth | BCG+ OPV+ Hepatitis B |
| 1 ½ months | DTPw/ DTPa, HiB+ Hepatitis B+ Rotavirus vaccine. Polio + Pneumococcal infections |
| 10 weeks(2 ½ months) | DTPw /DTPa, HiB+ Rotavirus vaccine, Polio + Pneumococcal infections |
| 14 Weeks (2 ½ months) | DTPw/DTPa,HiB+ Polio + Rotavirus vaccine+ Pneumococcal infections |
| 24 Weeks (6 months) | Polio + Hepatitis B |
| 9 Months | Measles |
| 12 Months | Hepatitis A (1st dose)+ Chickenpox |
| Discuss Cholera Vaccine | |
| 15 months | Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) |
| 18 months | DTw/ DTPa+ HiB+ OPV+Pneumococcal Infection |
| 2 Years | Typhoid + Hepatitis A (2nd dose) |
| 4-5 Years or before school entry | DTPw/DTPa+Polio+Typhoid Measles, Mumps, Rubella |
| 8-10 years | Discuss Typhoid vaccine and cervical cancer vaccines |
| 10-16 years | Hepattis B (check with your doctor if not already immunized previously – 3 doses) tetanus/dT |
| 15-19 years | Dipththeria, Tetanus/dT Rubella (for girls) |
The consultants here are not only a source of medical care but also information, advice, compassion and support, working cohesively 24×7 throughout a year. At any given time, one of them is always available to treat your baby.
The conditions treated and services available at Dhanvantari are:
- Common Cough, Cold and Fever
- Asthma and other Respiratory Disorders
- Gastrointestinal Disorders like Diarrhea, Constipation, Colic Pain, Vomiting
- Pediatric Cardiology
- Nutrition counseling for toddlers and children detailing about when, why, what and how to start solids.
- Developmental pediatric dealing with delayed motor and sensory progress
- Immunization
- Unexplained Infertility
- Pediatric and adolescent endocrinology (problems regarding growth, puberty, thyroid, diabetes, obesity, bone and calcium disorders etc.)
Milestones
2002
Started Dhanwantari Hospital in Ratnagiri2003
The very first NICU unit in Ratnagiri with Ventilators2007
Upgraded Dhanwantari Hospital into 30 Bedded Multispeciality Hospital2011
Steping Stone in ART with IUI Setup2014
Started Ratnagiri Test Tube Baby & Research Center with IVF and ICSI Technology