25 years of doing the impossible

Twenty five years ago, we set out with a purpose. To do the impossible.

This was founded on an unshakable belief. That the impossible is what no one can do, only until someone does it.

In fact, every medical breakthrough once seemed an impossibility.

For twenty five years, at Amrita, we've been taking on the impossible. And doing it. Employing pioneering methods and techniques. Embracing ground-breaking practices and rapidly advancing technologies. Blazing trails all the time, for the rest to follow.

So that we keep on transforming the lives of people who come to us. Offering them care. Offering them hope. For a cure. For relief from pain. For a return home.

We keep on reshaping their future. Rewriting their life stories.

Driven by a will to overcome. And the courage to do the impossible.

  • The single center that has performed the highest number of hand transplantations in the world.
  • India's first hand transplantation (2015).
  • India's first forearm transplant (2016).
  • Asia's first upper arm double hand transplantation (2017).
  • World's first male to female hand transplantation (2017).
  • Kerala's first liver transplantation (2004)
  • India's first fully robotic donor hepatectomy.
  • Kerala's first simultaneous kidney pancras transplant (2014).
  • Kerala's first small bowel transplantation. (2015)
  • India's first windpipe transplantation.

Other Milestones

  • India's first satellite telemedicine mobile unit
  • India’s first NANOBIO centre
  • Kerala’s first telemedicine centre started at amrita hospital, kochi (2002). (The first center of its kind in kerala, starts in order to connect with patients in distant and remote locations via satellite communications)
  • Asia’s first robotic-assisted dbs implantation performed in asia for treating parkinson’s disease (2017)
  • India’s first fetal surgery of its kind, surgeons successfully operate on a 22-week-old baby in the mother’s womb. (to remove an obstruction in urine flow that was damaging the kidney of the unborn baby). (2018) the department of fetal medicine has completed 400 fetal therapy procedures till april 2023
  • India’s first reconstruction of breastbone using 3D printing technology (2019).

Innovations

Amrita Hospital has made sure to remain aligned with the latest in medical
advances, including Radixact, Tomotherapy H series, 256-slice CT scanner, 3 Tesla MRI Scanner,
interventional cath labs, and automated lab solutions.

We are pioneers in robotic surgery in India. These minimally invasive procedures increase precision and accuracy and decrease pain and recovery time, encouraging patients to opt for the technology.

  • Largest number of robotic surgery specialties in Kerala
  • Kerala's first hospital to do 4000 + surgeries using Da Vinci Robotic Surgical System
  • Asia Pacific region's first hospital to launch ROSA for robotic-assisted neuro surgeries
  • India's first hospital to do the largest number of high-precision robotic liver transplant
  • India's first robotic arm-assisted knee & hip replacement
  • Total Robotic Surgery Procedures: 3,871
  • Da Vinci surgical procedures: 2,607
  • ROSA (Neurosurgery): 751
  • MAKO (Orthopaedics): 513

Charitable Care

Amma’s healthcare mission also reaches those who have no other way to afford treatment. When she was young, Amma dreamed of building a hospital where poor people could access high-quality healthcare in an atmosphere of love and compassion. As of December 2020, Amrita Hospitals have provided completely free treatment to 5.1 million patients and subsidised care to another 300,000 patients—a total of Rs.764 crore (US$104 million) in charitable medical care.

We have charitable territory centres at Andaman island, Mysore, Vayanad and Amritapuri, Kollam

CENTRES
OF EXCELLENCE

Patient centricity and multidisciplinary approach form the foundation of the 17 Centres of Excellence (CoEs) at Amrita Hospital, Kochi. These centres consistently deliver excellent outcomes and outstading safety ratings. They bring the services of extremely brilliant and experienced physicians, surgeons, researchers, nursing, and other staff on one platform.

CENTER FOR HEART DISEASES

  • Adult cardiology
  • Paediatric cardiology
  • Fetal cardiology division
  • Cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
  • Paediatric and congenital heart surgery
  • Amrita Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center
  • Preventive Cardiology and Rehabilitation
  • Amrita Cardio-Oncology Clinic
  • Amrita Cardiovascular Genetics Services

CENTER FOR ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION

  • Blood And Marrow Transplantation
  • Liver Transplantation
  • Small Bowel Transplantation
  • Pancreas Transplantation
  • Kidney Transplantation
  • Heart Transplantation
  • Paediatric Heart Transplantation
  • Lung Transplantation
  • Composite Tissue Allotransplantation
  • Corneal Transplantation

CENTER FOR NEUROSCIENCES

  • Neurology
  • Neurosurgery
  • Paediatric Neurology
  • Paediatric Neurosurgery
  • Memory Clinic
  • Paediatric Craniofacial Surgery
  • Amrita Advanced Centre For Epilepsy
  • Amrita Comprehensive Sleep Centre
  • Neuroimmunology Laboratory

CANCER CENTER

  • Radiation Oncology
  • CyberKnife And TomoTherapy
  • Medical Oncology
  • Surgical Oncology
  • Clinical Haematology & Stem Cell Transplantation
  • Pain And Palliative Medicine
  • Molecular Oncology
  • Cancer Registry

Center for Comprehensive Women's Healthcare

  • Breast Diseases Division
  • Gynecologic Oncology Division
  • Cardiac Healthcare Division
  • BHADRA – Amrita Breast Imaging Services

Center for Digestive Diseases

  • Gastroenterology And Hepatology
  • Gastrointestinal Surgery

Centre for Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology

  • Swallowing Disorders Centre

Centre for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

  • Ear Reconstruction
  • Cleft And Craniomaxillofacial Surgery
  • Burn Surgery
  • Hair Transplant

Centre for Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology

  • Psychiatry And Behavior Medicine
  • Clinical Psychology

Centre for Orthopaedics

  • Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Knee and Hip Replacement Surgery

Center for Endocrinology & Diabetes

  • Podiatric Surgery

Amrita Telemedicine Services

Amrita Fertility Centre

Centre for Aortic Diseases and Marfan Syndrome

Amrita Advanced Centre for Robotic Surgery

Amrita Valve Repair Centre

Child Development Centre

Specialty Departments
  • Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
  • Dermatology
  • Emergency Medicine
  • ENT
  • Fetal Medicine and Perinatology
  • General Paediatrics
  • General Surgery
  • Ophthalmology
  • Pulmonary Medicine
  • Geriatrics
  • Integrative Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Medical Physics
  • Neonatology
  • Nephrology
  • Nuclear Medicine
  • Obstetrics and Gynaecology
  • Paediatric Genetics
  • Paediatric Surgery
  • Paediatric Pulmonary and Critical Care
  • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Respiratory Medicine
  • Radiology
  • Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology
  • Speech Pathology and Audiology
  • Stroke Medicine
  • Urology and Renal Transplantation
  • Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
  • Vitreo Retinal Surgery

First University teaching hospital in the country becoming nabh, nabl, iso 9000: 2015 and NAAC A++

AMRITA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, KOCHI

Features some of the most advanced medical facilities and techniques available in India today and is ranked 8th best medical school as per the NIRF Rankings 2022.

AMRITA SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY, KOCHI

Is one of the biggest dental colleges in Asia, includes a Bachelor of Dental Surgery and Master’s Degrees in many advanced areas, and is ranked 19th best dental school in India as per the NIRF Rankings 2022.

AMRITA SCHOOL OF PHARMACY, KOCHI

Maintains an exemplary clinical practice, conducts community outreach programmes that address the needs of society at large, and is ranked 14th best pharmacy school in India as per the NIRF Rankings 2022.

AMRITA SCHOOL OF NURSING, KOCHI

Operates six major departments: Foundations of Nursing, Community Health Nursing, Medical Surgical Nursing, Mental Health Nursing, and Obstetric & Gynaecological Nursing.

SCHOOL OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES, KOCHI

Focuses on training Physician Assistant specialists to provide diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive healthcare services in all medical specialties.

AMRITA SCHOOL OF NANOSCIENCES & MOLECULAR MEDICINE, KOCHI

Is an internationally recognised academic and research institution in the fields of nanomedicine, molecular medicine, energy science and engineering.

Kerala’s first telemedicine centre started by us in September 2002. This was set up with the help of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The telemedicine unit also conducts tele-surgeries linking remote doctors with expert surgeons during the procedure—Amrita Hospital, Kochi was India’s first to carry this out.

On May 4, 2009, it became part of India’s PAN-African telemedicine network, thus extending its services beyond India’s borders. The goal of this initiative is to bring digital health to every doorstep. The network’s main objective is to eventually provide adequate educational facilities and affordable healthcare to 53 nations of the African Union.

Amrita Hospital
Faridabad

Through Amma’s unique vision and wisdom, we open the doors to India’s largest private hospital—an institution that will be an icon for compassionate care combined with affordable, advanced medical services.

Awards

2013

National Healthcare Excellence Award for Healthcare Betterment (Best Hospital CSR Category) by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)

2014

British Medical Journal Award for Quality Improvement in Healthcare for Paediatric Heart Program

2015

British Medical Journal Award for the Best Surgical Team in South Asia received by the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

2016

British Medical Journal Award 2016 for Infectious Disease Initiative of the Year National Excellence Healthcare Awards for Patient Safety and Innovation in Medication Technology by FICCI

2020

Excellence Award for Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) hosted at CAHO (Consortium of Accredited Healthcare Organisations)

2021

WSO Angels Award from the World Stroke Organization for the best management of brain stroke patients received by the Department of Stroke Medicine

2022

AHPI Healthcare Excellence Award from India’s Association of Healthcare Providers in the category of Quality Beyond Accreditation

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