Subsequent to the permission sanctioned by Government vide Order Me-Gztd./107/2021 dated 02/08/2022 and thereafter official announcement of Creation of Super Speciality Department of Neonatology, a felicitation programme was organized in SMGS Hospital, Jammu.
Principal & Dean Government Medical College, Jammu, Dr. Shashi Sudhan Sharma was the Chief Guest on the occasion. She congratulated Professor & Head Department of Pediatrics Dr. Ghanshyam Saini, for his dedication and overwhelming efforts towards creation of a Super Speciality facility for the people of UT. She also congratulated Dr. Ashu Jamwal, Professor Pediatrics for taking charge of Head of Department of Neonatology. Further, she said that Department of Pediatrics was continuously providing the best health care facilities to the children and new borns and with the creation of a separate Super Speciality Department of Neonatology the team of Doctors will dedicatedly look after these areas and the New Born care and Neonatal Intensive Care will be strengthened.
Dr. Ghanshyam Saini, Professor & Head Department of Pediatrics thanked the Administrative Department and Principal, GMC, Jammu for their unconditional support and commitment towards improvement and strengthening of Health Care Facilities and conveyed that GMC, Jammu has achieved another first in the UT of J&K with the creation of Super Speciality Department of Neonatology. He mentioned that the Doctors going to manage this new Department are well experienced and qualified and their services will be best utilized in this Department.
Assuming the charge of Head of Super Speciality Department of Neonatology, Professor Dr. Ashu Jamwal expressed her gratitude to the administration for having faith on her and putting responsibility of heading this newly created Department. Dr. Ashu Jamwal is well experienced in the field of Neonatology and has been managing the Neonatology areas in the Department of Pediatrics since its beginning. Dr. Anuj Bhatti, Associate Professor and Dr. Anumodan Gupta are the other Faculty Members of the Department.
Dr. Ashu Jamwal presented a PowerPoint presentation depicting the journey of establishment of Neonatology facilities in Government Medical College, Jammu.
She conveyed that
Initially One SCNU was set up in the Department as an 8 bedded facility.
Status as on 2012
Neonatal admission
10-20/day
350-380/month
Neonates admitted in Pediatric wards
120-150/DAY
Neonates housed in NICU
35-50/DAY
Neonates screened on OPD basis
30-40/day
New born screened in postnatal wards
100-120/day
Newborns requiring routine postnatal care and resuscitation in labour room
40-60/day
16000-17000/year
It was thus , more than obvious, that there was an urgent need for upgradation of facilities for Neonatal Care.
2012
NICU-A with 10 radiant warmers AND 5 phototherapies under the expert guidance of Dr. Vikas Mahajan who had done his Fellowship in Neonatology from Canada (01-07-2012)
2013
Dr Anuj Bhatti, DM Neonatology joined the Deptt. (Oct. 2013)
2014
1st ventilator arrived (03-12-2014)
2017
NICU C commissioned with 5 ventilators (April, 2017)
2020
Dr. Anumodan Gupta, Neonatologist, joined the Deptt. (28-07-2020)
NICU A upgraded as intensive area
2022
MCH Gandhinagar developed as a Newborn level III facility
PRESENT STATUS
17 ventilators in NICU C and 5 in MCH Gandhinagar
SMGS – 3 NICUs & 3 stepdown wards
NICU C – 25 bedded level III care with 17 ventilators
NICU B – 28 bedded, housing as many as 40-50 babies esp LBW babies
Ward 14 & 15 40 bedded
Ward 5 20 bedded
Perinatology adjoining WARD 2: Checkup of the newborns and immunisation even on Sundays
New born stabilisation unit in LR
The programme was attended by all the Faculty members/Staff of Department of Pediatrics including Professor: Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Digra, Dr. Sunil Dutt, Dr. Mohd. Razaq and others. Also HoD’s of various Departments i.e. Dr. Subhash Bhardwaj HoD Pathology, Dr. Parmod Kalsotra HoD ENT, Dr. Amita Gupta HoD Gynae & Obst., Dr. Rajeev Gupta HoD PSM, Dr. Dara Singh, Medical Superintendent and Dr. Rakesh Kumar Sharma, Dy. Medical Superintendent, SMGS Hospital, Jammu, Dr. Kailash Singh, Assistant Professor, Surgery were present on this occasion.
