Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences is one of South Asia’s premier hospitals. The hospital was founded in 1998 by Mata Amrtanandamai Devi, known as Amma. This hospital contains high qualified healthcare professionals and medical professionals from all over the world. Here, the Hospital is constructed over 125 acres with a 3.33 million sq. ft built-up area. However, the hospital can occupy 3500 outpatients approximately and almost 95% inpatient occupancy. The hospital constitutes of 4500 staff, 670 faculties, 12 super-specialty departments, and almost 45 other departments. This hospital offers facilities like 28 operation theatres, 275 ICU (Intensive care unit) beds, fully networked and computerized HIS (Hospital information system), and a department of digital radiology.
- Established in 1998, the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and hospital is accredited by NABL(National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories) and NABH(National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers).
- The Amrita hospital is offering a comprehensive solution for healthcare like robotic neurosurgery, and Mako robotic–arm technology in performing surgeries of joint replacements.
- Digital pathology and virtual microscope in labs help to predict and diagnose the disease with ease.
- The hospital offers a full range of primary and specialty care medical services and has 7 branches across India.
- The hospital is spread over 125 acres of land, and it has 12 super specialty departments and 45 other departments.
- The hospital has won several awards – the British Medical Journal Award for Best Surgical Team in South Asia, 2015, National Healthcare Excellence Award for Best Hospital in India (CSR category) by FICCI in 2013, and Pediatric Heart Program in 2014. India Healthcare Award for and FICCI Healthcare Excellence Award for Patient Safety and Innovation in Medical Technology.
- It has one of the most advanced hospital computer networks in India with over 2800 computers. Almost every aspect of patient care is computerized.
- Cardiology Center with various departments like Pediatric Cardiology, Adult Cardiology, Fetal Cardiology Division, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, and Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery.
- Cancer centers include medical oncology, radiation oncology, surgical oncology, molecular oncology, marrow and blood transplantation, medical physics, cancer registry, and palliative and pain medicine.
- Following are the Centers of Excellence of Amrita Hospital: Neck and head surgery oncology center, reconstructive and plastic surgery center, diabetes, and endocrinology center, clinical psychology, and psychiatry center, organ transplantation center, the advanced robotic surgery center, Marfan syndrome, and aortic diseases center, orthopedics center, neurosciences center, digestive diseases center.