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Rainbow Hospital for Women and Children is a group of multi-speciality hospitals for child care, women care and fertility, headquartered in Hyderabad, India. It specializes in neonatal and paediatric intensive care. It was started on 14th November 1999 on the Indian Children's Day.

In 1998, Dr. Ramesh Kancharla, the Founder-MD of Rainbow Hospitals,[1] then a young paediatrician who had just completed his medical studies in the United Kingdom, was invited to take up a consultant’s role and stay back in the UK, but he decided to return to his home country, India, to introduce advanced neonatal tertiary care facilities.

Early years

Rainbow Hospitals started in 1999 as a small, yet functional hospital focusing primarily on pediatrics for children.

In 2005, Rainbow was recognized for pediatric DNB training [citation required]. They received their first stamp of approval for imparting specific post graduate teaching and training programs to Healthcare Professionals. This recognition was received from the National Board of Examinations (NBE), an autonomous academic body under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.

Rainbow Hospitals got accreditation for conducting DNB (Diplomate of National Board) teaching and training programs in Pediatrics from NBE. [citation required]

In 2007, Rainbow Hospitals expanded into a 150 bed super specialty unit with all Pediatric and Allied services. The Pediatric Center at Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, has dedicated sub-specialties which include Pediatric Intensive Care, Neurology, Hematology, Nephrology, Gasteroenterology, Pediatric Surgery, Nutrition, Metabolic & Genetic Disorders, etc. The Perinatal Unit includes High Risk Obstetrics, Fetal Medicine, Maternal Intensive Care Unit and & is equipped with state of the art Level 3 NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit).

Also in the same year, Rainbow Hospitals opened its second Pediatric Center in Hyderabad. They expanded to a 75 bedded tertiary pediatric hospital with Level 3 Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive care units supported by multiple pediatric subspecialties at Vikrampuri, Secunderabad. [citation required]

In 2008, Rainbow was recognized for IAP Neonatology Fellowship Training: IAP or Indian Academy of Pediatrics, is a national level association of Pediatricians of various specialties who involve in continuing medical education through conferences, symposia, lectures and more, recognized Rainbow hospital at Banjara hills for Neonatology fellowship training program. [citation required]

Once again, in 2009, Rainbow hospitals at Banjara Hills got accredited for pediatric critical care training, from the Indian Academy of Pediatrics. In the same year, Rainbow hospitals also got recognized for neonatology DNB, a post MBBS and post DCH nationally recognized degree that is considered equivalent to an MD.

By 2010, Rainbow Hospitals became the recipient of some other awards. They were the winner of CNBC TV 18 and ICICI Lombard in India Health care awards 2010 for the 'best children's hospital in India'. They were also ranked amongst the 'Top 5 Best Multi-specialty Hospitals - Pediatrics' in the country by "The Week" and "HANSA Research" [11]

In 2011, Rainbow was certified as ISO 9001:2008 by The International Organization for Standardization (ISO). [13] Also, for the second consecutive year, they were ranked amongst Top 5 Best Multi-specialty Hospitals - Pediatrics in the country by "The Week" and "HANSA Research" [11]

In 2012, for a third time in a row, Rainbow was ranked amongst Top 5 Best Multi-specialty Hospitals - Pediatrics in the country by "The Week" and "HANSA Research" [11]

In 2013, one more centre was inaugurated, Rainbow Hospital for Women and Children became operational at Kondapur, Hyderabad. In the same year, Rainbow Hospital in Vijaywada was expanded to a 150 bedded mother and child super specialty hospital

Locations

Rainbow Children’s Hospital and Perinatal Centre at Banjara Hills, Hyderabad: [2]

This is a 150 Bed super specialty unit with all pediatric super specialties and allied services (Neurology, Hematology, Nephrology, Gastroenterology and liver diseases, metabolic and genetic disorders, pediatric surgery, etc). This is a perinatal unit which includes high risk obstetrics, fetal medicine, maternal intensive care unit & neonatal intensive care unit backed by a team of obstetricians, anesthetists, neonatologists and nurses.

Rainbow initiated a retrieval and emergency transport service in 2003 to impart care en-transit to critically ill new born babies and children. This facility has expanded to a 250 km radius around Hyderabad. [3]

They perform minimal access pediatric surgery and annually, 75% of all surgeries are done laparoscopically. [4]

The Rainbow Hospital in Banjara Hills is an NABH Accredited Corporate Children Hospital. [5]

The centre also runs the following post graduate training programs for doctors – DNB in pediatrics, DNB in Neonatology, Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship certification course by IAP and IAP Fellowship in Neonatology. [6]

Rainbow at Banjara Hills offers Gynecology, Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine Services for Women.

Rainbow Hospital for Women and Children, Vijayawada: [7]

Rainbow Hospitals at Vijayawada is a 150 bed, level 3 neonatal intensive care facility . Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Rainbow's NICU team offers modalities such as ventilation including high frequency oscillation, inhaled nitric oxide therapy, cooling, TPN, and other features managed by a medical team.

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: The centre has been conceived with an evidence based design that segregates sick children with infectious diseases in a highly standardized isolation unit. The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit also hosts 10 beds equipped with intensive care equipment.

Pediatric Surgery: Their surgical care department is equipped with modular theatres endowed with 3D Laparoscopic equipment capable of performing all endoscopic procedures including Bronchoscopy, Cystoscopy and Thoracoscopy. The department is backed by intensive care services to deal with critically ill neonates and children who require surgery. They offer 24 hour emergency procedures like Bronchoscopy to retrieve accidentally inhaled or ingested foreign bodies and other pediatric emergencies.

Pediatric Emergency Services: Its pediatric emergency services are led by pediatric critical care specialists. The unit has facilities for serving newborns, sick children, for performing advanced monitoring and CPR and handles all pediatric emergencies 24*7. The unit is backed by a full time surgical team.

Transport Services: Rainbow's ambulances are equipped with ventilation while on transport, temperature regulation and monitoring by a trained team of doctors and nurses.

Pediatric Outpatient Services: Structured pediatric outpatient services are handled by consultants available by appointment from 9.30 AM to 2.00 PM and 5.00 PM to 8.00 PM (All in Indian Standard Time GMT +5:30)

Gynecology, Obstetrics & Fetal Medicine:

•	They offer facilities needed for a safe childbirth including birthing suites such as CTG Monitoring, round the clock Obstetricians, Anesthetists and Neonatologists. •	They also offer child birth preparation classes. An experienced child birth educator meets the couples and takes them through the changes in pregnancy, right eating habits, exercise and fitness. These classes empower pregnant women and enable them to cope with pregnancy and labor pains very well and help in increased rates of normal deliveries. •	They also offer fetal medicine services. They have high standard ultrasound scan and provide informative and sensitive counseling and complex advanced fetal evaluation modalities and interventions. •	High risk pregnancies are also treated here.

Rainbow Children’s Hospital, Vikrampuri, Secunderabad: [8]

This is a 75-bed exclusive tertiary pediatric hospital supported by all allied services. It is a pediatric care center with level 3 pediatric and neonatal Intensive care units supported by multiple pediatric subspecialties. The support system is simply yet another offshoot of the parent branch offering the community pediatric and neonatal care.

Rainbow Hospital for Women and Children, Kondapur: [9]

This is a 50 bed ultramodern, hospital with maternity care unit supported with fetal medicine, neonatal and pediatric care services.

Pediatrics

The new facility features a Level 3 NICU with post-modern infrastructure and facilities. 24*7 availability of a consultant level Neonatologist supported by qualified nursing staffs specially trained in neonatology ensure that the centre is ready to meet emergency cases. The unit also offers ventilation, CPAP and transport services.

Gynecology & Obstetrics

The facility has been developed with an emphasis on safety, quality, infrastructure, technology and round the clock team of obstetricians, anesthetists, neonatologists and nurses. All these combine to make sure that childbirths are natural and do not call for surgical intervention.

The facility is equipped with LDRP (Labor, Delivery, Recovery and Postnatal) suites which are birthing rooms which allow for the mother to remain in the same room for all the four steps of the birthing process, rather than having to shift rooms at each stage.

The centre also offers dedicated lactation consultation support. Their lactation consultant would help the mother settle down and bond with her child and also give tips on staying relaxed and positive making the experience of breastfeeding a newborn a very enriching process.

Outpatient clinic for Women and Children at Madhapur at Hi-Tech city & Fertility Care Centre

This Outpatient pediatric clinic is equipped with facilities for laboratory tests and Vaccination. The Outpatient clinic for women provides Gynecology and Obstetric care. In addition, outpatient lactation services and physiotherapy services are also available.

Dedicated fetal medicine clinics are also held at this facility.

Rainbow In-Vitro Fertility Centre at Madhapur is equipped with an IVF lab and was the first centre in Andhra Pradesh to introduce IMSI for male factor infertility and repeated unexplained IVF Failure. [10]

Awards & Recognitions

Rainbow Hospitals for Women & Children were awarded “Best Children's Hospital in the country” by” CNBC, TV 18, ICICI Lombard at India Health Care Awards” in 2010. We were ranked among the “Five Best Children's hospitals in India”by 'The Week' and ‘HANSA Research’ for the year 2010, 2011 and 2012. [11]

Rainbow Hospitals also received the “Six Sigma Healthcare Excellence Award” at the first Asia Pacific International Conference held at Mt. Abu, Rajasthan during 4th and 5th of October 2013. [12]