Introduction
Welcome to Sri Padmavathi Children’s Heart Center, a beacon of hope and healing for children with congenital and acquired heart conditions. Founded and operated by the esteemed Sri Venkateswara Pranadanam Trust, under the auspices of Tirumala Tirupati Devastanams, our center stands as a testament to the commitment of our organization to serve humanity, particularly the most vulnerable among us.
At Sri Padmavathi Children’s Heart Center, we firmly believe that every child deserves access to high-quality healthcare, regardless of their socio-economic background. That’s why we are proud to offer free heart surgeries to children belonging to the below poverty line, ensuring that financial constraints do not stand in the way of life-saving treatment.
Since our inception, our dedicated team of specialists has worked tirelessly to provide compassionate care and innovative treatments to our young patients. With a combined experience spanning decades, our team brings together expertise from various disciplines, including pediatric cardiology, cardiac surgery, anesthesia, nursing, and rehabilitation.
In less than three years since our establishment, Sri Padmavathi Children’s Heart Center has emerged as a beacon of hope for families across the region. Through our unwavering dedication and commitment to excellence, we have successfully completed over 2700 cardiac procedures, restoring health and happiness to countless children and their families.
Beyond our clinical services, Sri Padmavathi Children’s Heart Center is also committed to advancing research and education in the field of pediatric cardiology. Through collaborations with leading institutions and participation in national and international conferences, we strive to stay at the forefront of medical innovation, ensuring that our patients receive the best possible care.
As we look to the future, we remain steadfast in our mission to provide compassionate, accessible, and comprehensive care to every child in need. Join us in our journey as we continue to make a difference in the lives of children and families, one heartbeat at a time.
Sri Padmavathi Paediatric Cardiac Hospital
Adding one more feather in its cap, TTD has come out with an exclusive Paediatric Cardiac Hospital, the first of its kind in the state of Andhra Pradesh, to attend to the children suffering from heart related issues.
Within no time, Sri Padmavathi Paediatric Cardiac Hospital, situated at the Lotus feet of Lord Venkateswara in Tirupati, has emerged out to be a boon for children who are suffering from heart anomalies and are not economically sound to afford expensive medication.
Noble Intention
The hospital has been set up under the instructions of the Honourable Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Sri YS Jaganmohan Reddy, fulfilling the dream of his father and the former Chief Minister of United Andhra Pradesh Late Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, in providing free heart surgeries to children, thereby giving them a new lease of life, as they are the future citizens of the country.
Set up by TTD in joint collaboration with the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the surgeries to children are being performed free of cost under Sri Venkateswara Pranadana Trust. As these surgeries are quite expensive, the medical expenses for treatment are being meted out through Arogyasri Scheme by Government of Andhra Pradesh.
About the hospital
Every year, about 10 thousand children are born with heart abnormalities and out of which 1/3rd are critical cases in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Unless these children are given timely treatment, they could hardly celebrate even their first Birthday.
After the bifurcation of the state, there is no exclusive hospital to take care of the health needs of the children. To overcome this lacunae, the Honourable Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Sri YS Jaganmohan Reddy mulled the idea of setting up an exclusive Paediatric Cardiac Hospital, at the Lotus feet of Lord Venkateswara as the sentimental connect involved would definitely provide new life to the ailing children. This paved a way to construct the Hospital in Tirupati, with TTD acting as a facilitator.
Structure
TTD has spent around Rs 25 crore for this Paediatric Cardiac Hospital which has been functioning temporarily in the old Block of BIRRD hospital. The hospital has State-of-Art equipment that houses 70 beds, which includes 40 ICU beds, 03 Laminar Flow Operation Theatres. On a day, nearly 5-6 surgeries are being carried out to the ailing children.
It has five consultation suites in the Out Patient block besides patients waiting area. Apart from the ten regular specialists, visiting experts from Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru also attend to the patients every week.
A Cath Lab, first of its kind in entire South India has also been set up to provide advanced and better Medicare to the children suffering from heart disorders.
The ambience of the Hospital is designed in such a way keeping in view the needs and cognizance of the little ones.
About surgeries
Inaugurated by the Honourable Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh on October 11 in 2021, as on date, 128 heart surgeries have been successfully carried out to the children aged between a month to 18 years in this hospital.
The attendants of the patients are also taken care of and free boarding facilities are being provided to them.
Superspeciality Paediatric Hospital
Considering the importance of the health care of the children who are the future pillars of the Nation, TTD is constructing a permanent 350-bedded Super Speciality Paediatric Hospital.
Apart from the Cardiac treatment, ten other areas of sub-specialities have also been included viz. Neuro, genetically challenged, Thalassemia Bone Marrow Transplantation, Oncology, Developmental Paediatrics etc.
Conclusion
The noble intention behind the construction of this 350-bedded Super Speciality Paediatric Hospital which is coming up in a sprawling 4 lakh square feet area is to pioneer in bringing ground-breaking healthcare to the needy poor children, offering them a new life, with the benign blessings of Lord Venkateswara.