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Last edited January 13, 2026
Tiruvalla Medical Mission Hospital
The main hospital building of Tiruvalla Medical Mission.
Geography
LocationTiruvalla, Kerala, India
Organisation
FundingNon-profit charitable trust
TypeGeneral, Teaching
Affiliated universityTMM College of Nursing
Links
Websitetmmhospital.org

Tiruvalla Medical Mission (TMM) Hospital is a major hospital[1] and a nursing education institution located in Tiruvalla, Kerala, India. It is managed by The Dewan Bahadur Dr. V. Verghese Hospital Trust Association.[1]

History[edit | edit source]

The hospital was founded in 1935 by Dewan Bahadur Dr. V. Verghese,[2] the former personal physician to the Maharaja of Cochin.[3] He established a small hospital on a wooded hillock near the Tiruvalla railway station.[4]

In 1940, Dr. Verghese constituted a charitable trust and handed over the hospital to medical missionaries of the Brethren persuasion.[2] The trust is registered as a charitable society under the Travancore Cochin Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies Registration Act, 1955.[1]

A nurses training course was started at the hospital in 1943, marking the beginning of the TMM School of Nursing.[2] The school was recognized by the Indian Nursing Council in 1950.[5] The institution expanded its education by founding the TMM College of Nursing in 2004.[5]

Services and governance[edit | edit source]

TMM Hospital offers services across various medical specialties and operates a busy emergency department.[6][7] The trust also runs community outreach programs.[2]

The hospital is governed by the aforementioned charitable trust.[1] As of 2019, the institution's chief executive officer was Mr. George Koshy.[4]

Legacy[edit | edit source]

The institution celebrated 90 years of service in 2025.[2] The School of Nursing, established in 1943, is noted as one of the earliest private nursing institutions in Central Travancore.[2]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "CRISIL Ratings". CRISIL. Retrieved 6 March 2025. The rating continues to reflect the established market position of TMM Hospital, backed by its over five decades of operations... The hospital operates as a charitable society registered under the Travancore Cochin Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies Registration Act, 1955.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Nair, Unnikrishnan (5 January 2025). "Tiruvalla Medical Mission Hospital celebrates 90 years of service". Onmanorama. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  3. Weiss, Richard (2018). "A short history of the Travancore College of Ayurveda". Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine. 9 (2): 157–160. doi:10.1016/j.jaim.2017.10.008. PMC 6034651. PMID 29409688. Dewan Bahadur Dr. V. Verghese, the Chief Physician to the Maharaja of Travancore...
  4. 4.0 4.1 "In Thiruvalla, a green initiative takes root on hospital campus". The Hindu. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2025. On the sprawling Thiruvalla Medical Mission compound...
  5. 5.0 5.1 "TMM College of Nursing, Tiruvalla". Edufiz. Retrieved 6 March 2025. Accredited by Indian Nursing Council (INC) and KNMC.
  6. "Youth stable after being revived at gym in Thiruvalla". Onmanorama. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 6 March 2025. He was rushed to Thiruvalla Medical Mission (TMM) Hospital, head of emergency wing Dr Shyama Vishwanath said.
  7. "KSWTD bus staff save woman who collapsed at Thiruvalla bus stand". Onmanorama. 19 July 2025. Retrieved 6 March 2025. She was taken to the nearby Thiruvalla Medical Mission Hospital... The hospital authorities said they would bear all medical expenses.