Amala Institute of Medical Sciences

Amala Institute of Medical Sciences
Geography
Location Thrissur, Kerala, India
Organisation
Funding Non-profit hospital
Services
Emergency department Yes
History
Founded 1978
Links
Website www.amalaims.org

Amala Institute of Medical Sciences is a private medical college near Amalanagar, in Thrissur city, of Kerala state. It is a Christian minority institution established and administered by the Devamatha Province of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI), an indigenous religious congregation founded in 1831. At present Amala is home to a Medical College, College of Nursing, Nursing School, Super Speciality Hospital, Teaching Hospital, Cancer Hospital, Cancer Research Centre, Ayurvedic Hospital & Research Centre, a Homeopathic Hospital and Research centre, a Pharmacy Production Unit and Bethanygram (A home for the aged).[1][2]

History

Amala was established in 1978 as a nonprofit, charitable institution aimed at treatment and management of Cancer in Thrissur. The institution was formally inaugurated on April 25, 1978 by the then President of India, Neelam Sanjiva Reddy. The hospital complex was situated on the slopes of the Vilangan Hills, spreading over a 40-acre (160,000 m2) campus.

Departments

The hospital includes the following departments

[3]
  1. Oncology
  2. Cardiology
  3. Anaesthesiology
  4. Community Medicine
  5. Dentistry
  6. Dermatology
  7. E.N.T
  8. General Medicine
  9. General Surgery
  10. Obstetrics & Gyanaecology
  11. Ophthalmology
  12. Orthopaedics
  13. Paediatrics
  14. Psychiatry
  15. Pulmonology
  16. Radiodiagnosis
  17. Nephrology
  18. Maxillofacial Surgery
  19. Gastroenterology
  20. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
  21. Nuclear Medicine
  22. Anatomy
  23. Biochemistry
  24. Physiology
  25. Forensic Medicine
  26. Microbiology
  27. Pathology
  28. Pharmacology

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Home". Amala Institute of Medical Sciences. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
  2. ↑ "Home". Amala Ayurveda. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
  3. ↑ Departments

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