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Number of beds
  
950

Phone
  
0484 309 6666

Founded
  
1936

Location
  
Angamaly, Kochi - 683572, Kerala, India

Address
  
Main Central Road, Opposite Thomson Dental Clinic, Angamaly, Kerala 683572

Hours
  
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Little Flower Hospital & Research Centre is an 950-bed multi-specialty hospital in the town of Angamaly, Eranakulam District, about 25 kilometres north of Kochi, situated at the junction of the Main Central Road of Kerala with the National Highway 47. The hospital is run by the Major Archdiocese of Ernakulam -Angamaly of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. It offers a number of specialties including Cardiology, General Surgery, Orthopaedics & Trauma, Plastic & Microvascular Surgery, Neurosurgery, Urology, Eye, ENT, General Medicine and its allied specialties, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Paediatrics etc. The hospital is a regional referral unit for Ophthalmology, trauma and General Surgery.

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The hospital has various training programmes at graduate level in the disciplines nursing, physiotherapy, optometry as well as in general nursing and midwifery. The hospital is also recognized by the National Board of Examinations for the training of doctors towards the Diplomate of National Board in General Surgery, General Medicine & Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Child Health.

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Early period

It was started on 9th Feb 1936 as a small dispensary with one doctor, one compounder, a nurse cum mid wife and a ward boy. At that time the inhabitants of Angamaly was struggling to have some facility for medical aid even at times of extreme necessity. When all the other attempts failed they appealed to the Archbishop of Ernakulam Mar Augustine Kandathil and he asked the parish priest of Angamaly to start a dispensary under the auspices of the Archdiocese.

Departments

General Medicine, General Surgery, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Physiotherapy, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Paediatrics, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Nephrology, Anesthesiology and Critical care Medicine, Plastic and Microvascular Surgery, Cardiology, ENT, Urology, Radiology, Hematology, Dental Surgery, Dermatology, psychiatry, Pathology, Blood bank and Component Therapy Unit

Courses offered

M.H.A.(Master of Hospital Administration),B.Sc. Nursing, B.Sc. Physiotherapy, B.Sc. Optometry, Diploma in Ophthalmic Techniques, Diploma in General Nursing Recognized by Nursing Council of India, Diploma in Medical Lab Technology Recognized by MAI, Diploma in Medical Record Technology recognized by CMAI

Recognitions

  • Medical Research Centre approved by Mahatma Gandhi University
  • Approved Training Centre of Government of India for the World Bank Project of training of Professors and Senior Staff members of Medical Colleges in Modern Types of Surgeries in Ophthalmology
  • Recognised by WHO for training of Doctors
  • Approved by Medical Council of India for Senior House Surgeoncy
  • Accredited Training Centre of the National Board of Examinations
  • School of Nursing recognised by the Nursing council of India
  • College of Nursing recognised by Kerala Nursing Council and Mahatma Gandhi University
  • School of Lab Technology and School of Medical Record Technology approved by CMAI
  • Recognised by Federation of Ophthalmic Research and Education Centre, New Delhi for Diploma in Ophthalmic Techniques Course
  • Approved Centre of Indian Council of Medical Research for research in various field of Ophthalmology
  • A member of Haemophilia Association
  • References

    Little Flower Hospital Wikipedia