General Hospital, Ernakulam is a state-owned hospital, with excellent super speciality facilities for training and treatment in cardiology, ctvs, nephrology, urology along with internal medicine, general surgery in

Kochi Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ...

, India. It is managed as part of the public health system of the

government of Kerala Government of Kerala is the Subnational administrative division, subnational government of the Indian state of Kerala. The government is led by a chief minister, who selects all the other ministers. The chief minister and their most senior mini ...

. It was founded by the King of the Kochi princely state in 1845General Hospital, Ernakulam. Official Website.
and was handed over to the government of Kerala following independence of India and the following state restructuring. The working system is at par with private sector hospitals setting it a class apart. Ernakulam General Hospital is funded by the state government, and all the services are highly subsidised making it a preferred destination for patients even from Lakshadweep islands of India. Treatment for citizens classified under the

Below Poverty Line Below Poverty Line is a benchmark used by the government of India to indicate economic disadvantage and to identify individuals and households in need of government assistance and aid. It is determined using various parameters which vary from s ...

category is fully subsidised. Most of the government spending on health care schemes are dispensed through the public health system, and for the area under the jurisdiction of the

corporation of Kochi The Kochi Municipal Corporation is the municipal corporation that manages the Indian city of Kochi (also known as Cochin) in the state of Kerala. Municipal Corporation mechanism in India was introduced during British Rule with formation of muni ...

, the General Hospital is the prime dispensing outlet for these schemes.

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