Siddharth Children Hospital

Siddharth Children Hospital is tucked into Munshi EstateSevaram Lalwani Road Munshi Estate. The address looks a bit combined on the paperwork, but we are just right there in the estate on Lalwani Road. It is a place specifically for kids, so the atmosphere is a little different than a regular hospital. We have some colorful stickers on the walls, though some of them are starting to peel at the edges. Munshi Estate is an older building complex, so the rooms have high ceilings. Sevaram Lalwani Road is usually packed with people and vendors, so it can be a bit of a struggle to get through the crowd to the entrance. Inside, we have a waiting area that is often filled with the sound of kids playing or sometimes crying. We have a few baskets of toys and some old picture books to keep them busy. The doctors here are used to the noise and the chaos. It is a small team and we have worked together for a long time. The desks are covered with pens and pads of paper. We don't have a fancy computer system for everything; a lot of things are still written down by hand. It feels more personal that way. Parents in the neighborhood know us well. We just try to make the kids feel a little better and get them back home as quickly as we can. It is a busy, noisy, but good place to be. The hallway smells like floor cleaner most mornings.