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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2015}}{{Infobox hospital
| Name = Amrita Hospital, Kochi
| Org/Group = Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
| Image = AIMS Cochin.jpg
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| Caption = Main block
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| pushpin_map = India Kerala#India
| coordinates = {{coord|10.0328|76.2930|type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| Region = [[Edapally]], [[Kochi]]
| State = [[Kerala]]
| Country = India
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| HealthCare = Tertiary
| Funding = Non profit
| Type = Super-specialty
| Emergency = Yes
| Affiliation = [[Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham]]
| Patron = [[Mata Amritanandamayi]]
| Network = part of [[Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham|Amrita University]]
| Beds = 1,450
| Founded = 1998
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| former-names = Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS)
| Website = {{Website|http://www.amritahospitals.org/kochi/}}
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'''Amrita Hospital''', formely known as '''Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences''' ('''AIMS''') is a [[Tertiary referral hospital|tertiary care centre]] based in [[Kochi]], [[India]] attached to [[Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham|Amrita University school of medicine]]. It is one of the largest medical facilities in the country with a total built-up area of over 3.33 million sq.ft, spread over 125 acres of land.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Amrita Hospital|url=http://www.amritahospitals.org/SubPages/About-Amrita-Hospital|access-date=30 January 2019}}</ref> It is a 1,350-bed hospital which supports an annual patient volume of about 800,000 outpatients and 50,000 inpatients. It was inspired by [[Mata Amritanandamayi]] and inaugurated on 17 May 1998 by the then [[Prime Minister]], [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]. The [[Mata Amritanandamayi Math]] is its parent organisation. The medical school is a part of the Health Sciences campus of [[Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham]] (Amrita University).

Ron Gottsegen is the executive director and Prem Nair is the medical director of AIMS. Dr.Gireesh Kumar K.P. is the Principal/Dean of AIMS. The hospital enjoys accreditation from the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) for its laboratories and the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH) for the hospital overall. In April 2022, Amrita School of Medicine was ranked the eighth best medical college in India by the [[Ministry of Human Resource Development]] in their annual [[National Institutional Ranking Framework|NIRF]] rankings.<ref name="ranking">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/aims-among-top-25-med-colleges/articleshow/68822414.cms|title=Ernakulam AIMS among top 25 medical colleges| newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=11 April 2019}}</ref>

==Overview==
[[File:Edappilly toll junction, Ernakulam.jpg|thumb|Edapally Toll Junction name board with Amrita ]]
Amrita hospital at Kochi offers facilities comprising 31 modern operating theatres, 275 equipped intensive care beds, a fully computerised and networked [[Hospital Information System]] (HIS), a fully digital radiology department, a 24/7 telemedicine service and a clinical laboratory. The healthcare infrastructure along with the [[Amrita School of Medicine|medical school]] has a built-up area of 3.33 million sq. ft and is spread across 125 acres of land. The [[Amrita School of Medicine|Amrita University medical school]] has 17 Centres of Excellence and 29 Speciality Departments supported by 670 faculty members and 4,000 support staff.

The foundation stone for a second [[Amrita Hospital, Faridabad|Amrita Hospital in Faridabad]], Haryana was laid on May 9, 2016 to serve the Delhi National Capital Region. With 2,400 beds and 81 speciality departments, it is be India's largest private hospital. The new facility was opened on August 24, 2022 by Prime minister of India [[Narendra Modi]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-04-08 |title=Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar inaugurates C20 Summit on Integrated Holistic Health at Amrita Hospital in Faridabad |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/haryana-cm-manohar-lal-khattar-inaugurates-c20-summit-on-integrated-holistic-health-at-amrita-hospital-in-faridabad/articleshow/99345652.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-06-10 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=PM Modi inaugurates Amrita Hospital in Faridabad – Inauguration |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/pm-modi-inaugurates-amrita-hospital-in-faridabad/inauguration/slideshow/93750004.cms |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=The Economic Times}}</ref>

==Facilities==

* Total beds: 1,350
* Total [[intensive care]] beds: 275
* Total [[inpatients]] per year: 50,000
* Total [[outpatients]] per year: 800,000
* Total [[Operating theater|operation theatres]]: 31
* Total robotic surgery procedures: 3871
* Total organ transplants: 2148

==Research and development==

===Development of nanomedicine with ability to kill drug resistant cancer===
On 16 October 2012, AIMS announced that it had developed a nanomedicine for treating drug resistant cancer cells for Leukaemia(Blood Cancer).<ref>{{cite web|title=AIMS develops new drug for leukaemia|url=http://newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/article1301441.ece#|access-date=18 October 2012}}</ref>

==Awards==

===National Healthcare Excellence Award 2013===
In December 2013, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) awarded AIMS with the ‘National Healthcare Excellence Award 2013’ for the best hospital in the country.<ref name="newindianexpress.com">{{cite web|title=AIMS Receives 'Best Hospital' Award|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/AIMS-Receives-Best-Hospital-Award/2013/12/10/article1937878.ece|access-date=14 December 2013}}</ref> The award is in recognition of the hospital's outstanding work toward the "betterment of healthcare" and its efficient and timely service.<ref name="newindianexpress.com"/>

===National Healthcare Excellence Awards 2016===
In September 2016, the Federation Of India Chamber Of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) awarded AIMS with two 'Nation Healthcare Excellence Awards'. AIMS won the awards for the categories of 'Patient Safety' and 'Innovation in Medical Technology.' The 'Innovation in Medical Technology' award was accepted by Dr. Mahesh Kappanayil for developing a 3D printing model in congenital heart surgery. The 'Patient Safety' award was accepted by Dr. Sanjeev Singh for his work on patient safety and antibiotic stewardship.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Nair|first1=Preetu|title=AIMS gets FICCI healthcare excellence award|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/AIMS-gets-FICCI-healthcare-excellence-award/articleshow/54366355.cms?|access-date=27 September 2016|agency=Times Of India}}</ref>

==Controversies==

===Nurses' strike demanding wage hike===
In December 2011, nurses at the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre went on strike against the hospital management, demanding a wage hike. This was part of a series of statewide strikes by nurses throughout Kerala.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/international/2012/February/international_February49.xml&section=international&col= |title=Kerala nurses' strike over pay intensifies pay spreads in |publisher=Khaleejtimes.com |date=2012-02-02 |access-date=2012-08-15}}</ref> The strike was called when leaders of the United Nurses' Association claimed that they were beaten by members of the hospital staff. Later, police was summoned to stop the protests, and they resorted to batons to disperse the protestors. Management claimed that the operations would not be affected even if the nurses continued their indefinite strike.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/article2693744.ece |title=NATIONAL / KERALA : Nurses at Amrita on strike |newspaper=The Hindu |date=2011-12-07 |access-date=2012-08-08 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> They stated that hundreds of nursing graduates who were Amritanandamayi's devotees were waiting to server patients at the hospital.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/article2697619.ece | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | title=Nurses' strike at Amrita continues | date=2011-12-08}}</ref> Finally a consensus was reached between the hospital management and the protestors, wherein the charges against the protestors would be withdrawn by the hospital management and their demand for wage hike would be considered.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/article2912341.ece |title=Cities / Kochi : Nurses return to work at Kolenchery medical college |newspaper=The Hindu |date=2012-02-20 |access-date=2012-08-08 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref>

===Allegation of illegal drug trials===

In August 2012 [[Indiavision]] television channel reported that the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre and many hospitals in Kerala were testing new drugs on patients selected through free medical camps. Kerala minister for health, [[V. S. Sivakumar]] said the incident would be investigated. The accusations against the hospital were subsequently found to be false.

==See also==
* [[List of medical colleges in India]]
* [[Amrita School of Medicine]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101018204719/http://aimshospital.org/ AIMS hospital website]

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