Parul Sevashram Hospital upgrades its NICU complex with Human Milk Bank. The 750 bed NABH certified hospital is functioning with a 25 Bed NICU PICU complex with the presence of Pediatricians, Pediatric Surgeon and experienced staff. It is to be mentioned here that the government run SSG hospital in Vadodara is having this facility.
The Milk Bank was inaugurated by Dr. Minaxi Chauhan (CDHO, Vadodara) with Guest of Honor Dr. Narayan Gaonkar (Maternal Health Specialist, UNICEF, Gandhinagar).
"In the human milk bank, the process of collection, screening, processing and dispensing is ensured and Department of Pediatrics & Department of Obestetrics and Gynecology shall regularly do awareness campaigns for mothers to donate the milk. We are the first self-finance medical college and 8th in Gujarat to have this facility. Addition of Milk bank facility will serve as a boon to the new borns thereby achieving our goal of “Health for all”; mentioned Dr. Geetika Patel (Medical Director).
