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Rainbow Children Hospital, Delhi
Delhi

Rainbow Children Hospital

Pediatric hospital with family-centered care.

Treatments supported here

NeurosurgeryOrthopaedics, Joints & Spine SurgeryOncology & Cancer MedicinePlastic & Cosmetic SurgeryDental TreatmentENT SurgeryEndocrinology & DiabetesUrology & Kidney TransplantHematology & Blood DisordersOphthalmologyPediatric SurgeryStem Cell TherapyInfectious DiseaseDermatologyCardiology & Cardiac SurgeryIVF & InfertilityGynecologyNephrology & Kidney TransplantGastroenterology

Rainbow Children Hospital in Delhi is part of a paediatric and perinatal group that began in Hyderabad and now runs units in several Indian cities. Unlike a general hospital with a children's ward, everything here is built around children and mothers: neonatal intensive care, paediatric intensive care, paediatric surgery, fetal medicine and obstetrics, with adult services present only where they support that work.

That focus is the reason families travel. A sick newborn or a child needing surgery does better in a unit where the anaesthetists, radiologists, nurses and intensivists work with children every day, and where equipment is sized for them. Parents coming from Bengaluru usually arrive for a neonatal problem, a congenital condition needing surgery, a paediatric cardiac diagnosis, or a high-risk pregnancy that has been picked up on a scan.

Why parents choose Rainbow Children Hospital

The first argument is the neonatal service. Level three neonatal intensive care with ventilation, surfactant therapy, therapeutic cooling and retinopathy screening is a different proposition from a general special care nursery, and premature babies are where that gap shows most.

The second is the pairing of obstetrics with neonatology on one site. When a problem is known before delivery, the fetal medicine team, obstetrician, neonatologist and paediatric surgeon can plan the birth together, so the baby is not transferred between hospitals in the first hours of life.

The third is paediatric subspecialty depth. Children's cardiology, neurology, nephrology, gastroenterology, endocrinology, haematology and orthopaedics run as distinct clinics rather than as an adult specialist seeing an occasional child, which matters for conditions that need years of follow-up.

Treatments offered at Rainbow Children Hospital

Questions parents should ask

Ask what level the neonatal unit is and whether it can ventilate a baby of your child's gestation. Ask whether the specific operation your child needs is done here weekly, monthly or rarely. Ask who stays with the child overnight and whether a parent can remain in intensive care. Ask what follow-up is needed after you go home, and who will provide it.

Common questions

What kind of hospital is Rainbow Children Hospital?

It is a specialist paediatric and perinatal hospital, meaning it treats children and pregnant women rather than general adult patients. Neonatal and paediatric intensive care, paediatric surgery, obstetrics and fetal medicine are its core services.

Does Rainbow Children Hospital have a neonatal intensive care unit?

Yes. Neonatal intensive care with ventilation and monitoring for premature and critically ill newborns is central to the hospital's work, alongside a separate paediatric intensive care unit for older children.

Are adults treated at Rainbow Children Hospital?

Only women using the obstetric and gynaecology service, and couples using the fertility service. General adult medicine and adult surgery are not the hospital's remit, so an adult with an unrelated illness would be referred elsewhere.

Can a parent stay with the child?

Yes, in most areas a parent is expected to stay. Access to intensive care is more restricted and follows fixed visiting arrangements, so confirm the rules on admission and plan who will be present at which times.

Does the hospital treat congenital heart disease?

Paediatric cardiology with echocardiography and catheter-based intervention is provided, and congenital heart surgery is undertaken. Ask specifically about the annual volume of your child's defect, since outcomes in congenital cardiac work track experience closely.

How do I arrange a consultation from Bengaluru?

Send a summary of the problem with scan images, discharge summaries and growth records to the hospital, and ask to be matched with the right paediatric subspecialty. For an unwell newborn, telephone rather than email, because transfer arrangements need to be made quickly.

What does paediatric treatment cost here?

It depends almost entirely on whether intensive care is needed and for how long. Day procedures and outpatient care are predictable, whereas a neonatal admission can run for weeks. Insist on an estimate that states the daily intensive care rate.

Is fetal medicine available before delivery?

Yes. Detailed anomaly scanning, growth surveillance and counselling for suspected fetal problems are offered, with input from paediatric surgeons and cardiologists when a condition is likely to need treatment after birth.

Does Rainbow Children Hospital manage thalassaemia and blood disorders?

Yes. Transfusion programmes, chelation, haemophilia care and assessment for bone marrow transplant are provided through the paediatric haematology service, which usually involves long-term follow-up rather than a single visit.

Are vaccinations and routine child health checks offered?

Yes. Immunisation, growth and development monitoring and general paediatric clinics run alongside the specialist services, which is useful for families staying in the city for an extended period of treatment.

How long should we plan to be in Delhi?

A surgical admission for a child commonly means two to three days of assessment, a few inpatient days and a review one to two weeks later. Neonatal intensive care and cancer treatment require open-ended planning, so book flexible travel.

What should we bring from Bengaluru to the first appointment?

Birth records, growth charts, immunisation card, previous discharge summaries and operation notes, imaging and echocardiogram discs with reports, recent blood results, and a written list of current medicines with doses by weight.