This is located at about 1.5 kms away from the main campus of Medical college hospital.This was established in 1975.It houses the departments of pediatrics and pediatric surgery. It imparts curative and preventive health for children from all districts of central Kerala-Kottayam,Idukki,Pathanamthitta,Alapuzha and Ernakulam. The average daily outpatients outpatients being treated in

this outpatients being treated in this institution is 500.About 9750 children are also treated as inpatients annualy in various specialities.Leukemia Ward[Walli's children cancer care centre]: A newly constructed leukemia ward is commissioned on 29.10.2005 attached to the Institute of Child Health as a sponsored programme.Once the para medical personel is appointed,the centre will start function soon.

ICH family welfare centre,medical records library and incinerator room are attached to the Institute of Child Health.