Amala Institute of Medical Sciences

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Amala Institute of Medical sciences
Location
Address
Region Thrissur
State Kerala
Country India
Coordinates
Funding Non-profit hospital
Website [www.amalaims.org Official website]



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[edit | edit source]

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 25 April 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[edit | edit source]

The hospital includes the following departments Departments

  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. Neurology
  19. Neuro Surgery
  20. Maxillofacial Surgery
  21. Gastroenterology
  22. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
  23. Nuclear Medicine
  24. Anatomy
  25. Biochemistry
  26. Physiology
  27. Forensic Medicine
  28. Microbiology
  29. Pathology
  30. Pharmacology

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

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

External links[edit | edit source]

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