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{{Infobox hospital<br />
| Name = N. S. Memorial Institute of Medical Sciences<br />
| Org/Group = Kollam District Co-operative Hospital Society<br />
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| Location = Palathara<br />
| Region = [[Kollam]]<br />
| State = [[Kerala]]<br />
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| HealthCare = Co-operative Hospital<br />
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'''N. S. Memorial Institute of Medical Sciences''' ('''NSMIMS''') is a [[co-operative]] [[hospital]] located at Palathara in [[Kollam]], India. It was founded in 2000 in memory of [[N. Sreedharan]] (died 1985), a communist organizer who was a member of the secretariat of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]. This is the first Co-operative Multi Super Specialty Hospital in South Kerala.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nshospital.org/Default.aspx |title=N. S. Memorial Institute of Medical Sciences, Kollam |access-date=21 April 2015}}</ref><br />
The hospital has 32 specialty departments and 95 [[Physician#Physician and surgeon|doctors]] including 25 post graduate doctors and more than 950 medical and paramedical staff.<ref>{{cite news |title=CM to dedicate hospital |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/cm-to-dedicate-hospital/article30831789.ece |access-date=17 February 2020 |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |date=February 15, 2020}}</ref><ref name="nursing">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/article2349458.ece |title=VS to open nursing school building |newspaper=The Hindu |date= 12 August 2011 |access-date=1 November 2013}}</ref> It has a full range of services.<br />
[[File:New block for N. S. Memorial Institute of Medical Sciences, Apr 2016.jpg|right|thumb|New block under construction at N. S. Memorial Institute of Medical Sciences, Kollam]]<br />
==History==<br />
NSMIMS was established in 2000 in a temporary facility. The hospital started functioning fully from 2006 after being inaugurated by [[Prakash Karat]], General Secretary of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/02/18/stories/2006021803710300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104131742/http://www.hindu.com/2006/02/18/stories/2006021803710300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-11-04 |title=Provide basic health care to all: Karat |date=2006-02-18 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=1 November 2013}}</ref><br />
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==Location==<br />
NSMIMS is situated 6 kilometers from [[Kollam railway station]] and 60 kilometers from [[Trivandrum International Airport]] alongside [[Kollam Bypass]] of [[National Highway 66 (India)|National Highway 66]].<br />
* [[Kollam Junction railway station]] - 6&nbsp;km<br />
* [[Kollam KSRTC Bus Station]] - 7&nbsp;km<br />
* [[Kollam Port]] - 7.5&nbsp;km<br />
* [[Quilon Aerodrome|Kollam Asramam Helipad]] - 6.5&nbsp;km<br />
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==Departments==<br />
[[File:NS Mediland comes-up at Palathara in Kollam, Feb 2020.jpg|right|thumb|Cancer Care Centre, as part of N.S Mediland project, under construction at Palathara in Kollam Bypass area]]<br />
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* [[Neurology]]<br />
* [[Anesthesiology]]<br />
* [[Obstetrics]] and [[Gynecology]]<br />
* [[Cardiology]]<br />
* [[Pharmacy]]<br />
* [[Ophthalmology]]<br />
* [[Plastic surgery|Plasticand Cosmetic Surgery]]<br />
* [[Urology]]<br />
* [[Dermatology]]<br />
* [[Pulmonology]]/[[Intensive care medicine|Critical Care]]<br />
* [[Nephrology]]<br />
* [[Orthopedic surgery|Orthopedics]] and [[Traumatology]]<br />
* [[Endoscopy|Gastroendoscopic Surgery]]<br />
* [[Dentistry|Dental]] and Oral Diseases<br />
* [[Otorhinolaryngology|ENT]], Head and Neck Surgery<br />
* [[Reproductive Medicine]]<br />
* [[General surgery|General]] and [[Laparoscopic Surgery]]<br />
* [[General Medicine]] and [[Diabetes|Diabetology]]<br />
* [[Pediatrics]] and [[Neonatology]]<br />
* [[Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation]]<br />
* [[Medical laboratory|Clinical Laboratory]]<br />
* [[Radiology]]<br />
* [[Emergency department|Casualty and Emergencies]]<br />
* [[Assisted reproductive technology|ART]]<br />
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==Nursing college==<br />
[[File:N.S Memorial College of Nursing, Kollam.jpg|right|thumb|N.S Memorial College of Nursing, [[Ayathil]], [[Kollam]]]]<br />
N.S. Memorial Nursing School has started functioning.<ref name="nursing"/> The nursing school building opened in 2011 and has facilities to accommodate 200 students. The society has started a B.Sc. Nursing course.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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