The campus is about 8 km (5.0 mi) north of Kottayam in Gandhinagar-Arpookkara area in Central Kerala.

In 1975, all clinical departments were shifted to the newly constructed campus at Arpookara, now named Gandhinagar.

It imparts curative and preventive health for children from all districts of central Kerala: Kottayam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Alapuzha and Ernakulam.

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

The present facilities include: round the clock casualty service, Blood Bank facility, modern lab and imaging services, colour doppler, TMT, Holter monitor, haemodialysis, endoscopic & laparoscopic procedures, open heart surgery, specialised pain clinic under anaesthesiology, computerised pulmonary function lab under the Chest & TB dept, cardiac rehabilitation centre under Cardiology dept, specialised trauma care centre, advanced intensive care units for Surgery, Medicine, Cardiac services, Neuro-surgery & Plastic Surgery..

In fact, a majority of graduates go on to pursue PG courses, very commendable given the very few seats available for such higher training in the country.

Every year, 175 students get admitted for MBBS course through central government's NEET UG Examination.