Chennai Children'S Speciality Clinic

Our clinic is tucked away in the basement of Dev Apartments, which is at No. 30/5 on First Main Road in Gandhi Nagar. Being in a basement means it stays a bit cooler than the street level, which is nice during the summer months. It is a bit of a climb down the stairs, but most people find us okay. The space is filled with the sound of kids crying or playing with the few toys we keep in the corner. We have posters on the walls about nutrition and vaccines, mostly to cover up the bare spots. Gandhi Nagar is a busy area, so there is always noise from the street filtering down. The chairs in the waiting room are plastic and mismatched, but they do the job. We spend a lot of time answering the phone and writing out prescriptions by hand. It’s a small operation here at the Chennai Children'S Speciality Clinic. We have a couple of examination rooms that are quite small. Sometimes parents have to wait outside in the hallway if it gets too crowded inside. We don’t have a big fancy lobby or anything like that. It’s just a practical space for looking after children. Most of our patients live within walking distance in the Gandhi Nagar area. The staff usually brings their own lunch and we eat in the small back room when there’s a break. It is a simple life here, focused on the kids who come through the door every day.