Meditrina Hospital

Meditrina Hospital, Kollam
Meditrina Group of Hospitals
Geography
Location	Ayathil, Kollam, Kerala, India
Organisation
Funding	Private
Hospital type	Tertiary referral hospital
Network	7 Hospitals
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Beds	175
History
Founded	13 December 2014
Links
Website	Meditrina Hospitals

Meditrina Hospital is a super-specialty hospital in the city of Kollam, India. It is the first tertiary care hospital in the city. Meditrina hospital is located at Ayathil, close to NH Bypass, Kollam - The healthcare hub of Kollam. The 175 bedded fully air conditioned hospital is inaugurated by Dr.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on 13 December 2014.^[1] It is a centre of excellence from Meditrina Group of Hospitals, headquartered at Kollam, mainly aiming to provide bypass and allied cardiac care.^[2]

The Meditrina Group has recently raised $6 Million(INR 3,000 crores) from Matrix Partners India.^[3][4]

Location

• Kollam Junction railway station - 4.4 km
• Kollam KSRTC Bus Station - 7.1 km
• Kollam Port - 7.5 km
• Kollam Asramam Helipad - 6.0 km

Recognitions & accolades

• With the aim of allaying fears about cardiovascular procedures for coronary heart diseases, Kollam Meditrina hospital conducted a live open heart angioplasty demonstration for the public at Quilon Beach Hotel in Kollam city on 26 May 2015. It was for the first time a balloon surgery was being shown live in Kerala. The surgery for removing blocks in blood vessels, popularly known as balloon surgery, was telecasted on a big screen in the hotel auditorium, eight kilometers away from the hospital.^[5]

Departments

• Cardiology
• Cardiac Surgery
• Internal Medicine
• General Surgery
• Neurology
• Neurosurgery
• Critical care medicine
• Orthopaedics
• Urology
• Nephrology
• ENT
• Endocrinology
• Gastroenterology
• Anesthesiology
• Gynaecology
• Pediatrics
• Neonatology
• Maxillofacial Surgery
• Pathology
• Radiology

References

1. "About us - Medtrina Hospital". Retrieved 25 November 2014.
2. "Matrix invests Rs. 40 cr in Meditrina Hospitals - The Business Line". Retrieved 25 November 2014.
3. "Matrix invests Rs. 40 cr in Meditrina Hospitals - The Business Line". Retrieved 25 November 2014.
4. "Kerala based Meditrina Hospitals Raises $ 6 Million from Matrix Partners - Cool Avenues.com". Retrieved 25 November 2014.
5. "Angioplasty demonstration". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 November 2014.