Pushpagiri Medical College Hospital is a 900-bed, multidisciplinary, specialty hospital in
Thiruvalla
Thiruvalla, alternately spelled Tiruvalla, is a town in Kerala and the Headquarters of the Taluk of the same name located in Pathanamthitta district in the State of Kerala, India. The town is spread over an area of . It lies on the banks of ...
,
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
, India. It is administered by Thiruvalla Archeparchy of the
Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
The Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, also known as the Malankara Syrian Catholic Church, is an Eastern Catholic '' sui iuris'' particular church in full communion with the worldwide Catholic Church possessing self-governance under the Code of Ca ...
.
The hospital began as an eight-bed clinic in 1959 and was recognized as a
teaching hospital
A teaching hospital is a hospital or medical centre that provides medical education and training to future and current health professionals. Teaching hospitals are almost always affiliated with one or more universities and are often co-located ...
in 2002. The hospital is certified by the
International Organization for Standardization's (ISO)
9001:2000 standards and India's
(NABH).
The hospital has 42 Departments, including Anesthesiology, Critical Care, Dentistry, Dermatology, Emergency Medicine, ENT, General Medicine, General Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Pediatrics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Psychiatry, Pulmonary Medicine, and Radio Diagnosis.
The institutions that use Pushpagiri Hospital include:
* Pushpagiri College of Medicine (Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre)
* Pushpagiri College of Pharmacy
* Pushpagiri College of Nursing
* Pushpagiri College of Dental Sciences
* Pushpagiri College of Allied Health Sciences
The hospital's facilities include a 24-hour Adoration Chapel, the Pushpagiri Church and Shrines, a canteen, and hostels.
References
External links
Main WebsiteInstitute websiteSyro-Malankara Catholic Church
Catholic universities and colleges in India
Private medical colleges in India
Hospitals in Kerala
Medical colleges in Kerala
Colleges affiliated with the Kerala University of Health Sciences
Universities and colleges in Pathanamthitta district
Hospitals established in 1959
Universities and colleges established in 1959
1959 establishments in Kerala
Thiruvalla
Pathanamthitta
Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
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