Vithal Institute of Child Health & Speciality Centre

Started by Dr. Rajan Deshpande in the year 1978, the hospital has bloomed over the last 34 years into a most-sought after and well-established pediatric hospitals in the state. The hospital is named after his father Late Shri Vithal Rao Deshpande. This first ever exclusive pediatric hospital in Dharwad was inaugurated on 27th December, 1978 by Dr.D.V.Nadkarni, a doyen in the field of medicine. Subsequently, a special wing in 1982 and a new hospital building with special rooms, PICU and NICU were built in the 1991. A state-of art outpatient department was opened in 1997.
The motto of our hospital is "CHILD’S SMILE IS OUR PRIDE"

It is the first hospital in the district to adopt group practice under one speciality.
It offers what a child wants!
It offers what parents look for!
It offers what the community needs!


Children are our most precious assets and our investments for the future of this planet. We are aware of our immense responsibility and commitment to the improvement in the health and well-being of our children.
Our objectives are to make a world of difference in the health care and well-being of children, adolescents and their families by integrating medical care, education and research to provide the highest quality care and service to the community and to provide specialized health care services under one roof for all children.