Aster Medcity

Aster Medcity
Aster DM Healthcare

Hospital complex
Geography
Location Cheranallur, Kochi, Kerala, India
Coordinates 10°10′50.6″N 76°28′45.10″E / 10.180722°N 76.4791944°E / 10.180722; 76.4791944Coordinates: 10°10′50.6″N 76°28′45.10″E / 10.180722°N 76.4791944°E / 10.180722; 76.4791944
Organisation
Care system Quaternary
Services
Emergency department Yes
Beds 670
History
Founded 6 May 2015
Links
Website Official Website
Lists Hospitals in India

Aster Medcity is a quaternary care healthcare centre in the south Indian city of Kochi and one of the largest in the state of Kerala.[1] It is owned and managed by Aster DM Healthcare, a Dubai based healthcare conglomerate founded by Azad Moopen.[2] This was the third venture of the group in Kerala, after the Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences (MIMS) and DM Wayanad Institute of Medical Sciences (DMWIMS).[3]

Overview

Main Reception

Aster Medcity is a ₹ 5.5 billion waterfront facility[4] located along Kutti Sahib Road in Cheranallur, a suburban town near Kochi and its 40-acre campus is situated on the banks of the backwaters of Kochi.[3] The hospital complex, designed by HKS Architects, has a built up space measuring a total of 62,710 square metres.[5] The hospital is 8 km from Kochi city and is accessible through the National Highway 17. Edappally railway station is 4 km away and the nearest airport is Kochi International Airport, 20 km from the hospital by road. The distance to the National Highway 47 is 6 km at Edappally bye-pass junction where Lulu Mall, the largest shopping mall in the country, is located.

The hospital has an in-patient capacity of 670 beds and has 24 hour emergency and accident trauma care facilities.[3] The hospital has been functioning since September 2014 after a soft launch but the official dedication ceremony was on 6 May 2015, when the institution was inaugurated by the former president of India, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.[3] The hospital plans to add 500 more beds in its second phase of expansion.[4]

Facilities

da Vinci Surgical System.

The hospital has a general clinical division which includes Internal medicine, General surgery, Cilinical imaging, Anesthesia and critical care, Emergency, Pulmonology, otorhynolaryngology, Dermatology, Craniomaxillofacial surgery, Dental sciences, Infectious diseases and infection control, Psychiatry and Nuclear medicine. It also has eight centres of excellence such as Cardiac Sciences, Orthopedics, Neurosciences, Nephrology and Urology, Oncology, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Women's Health and Child and Adolescent Health, each manned by independent medical teams composed of specialists, nursing and ancillary staff and technicians.[4]

Aster Medcity has facility for Minimal Access Robotic Surgery (MARS) using da Vinci Surgical System[6] and is reported to be the first hospital in Kerala to provide the service.[4] The system employs telesurgical master-slave robotic system and the surgery is carried out using robotic arms instead of human hands.[6] The Diagnostics division is equipped with 3 Tesla Digital MRI Scanner, 256 slice CT Scanner, Digital Mammography system, The Dexa, Digital X-Ray, Time of Flight PET CT, Cath Lab Allura Clarity system, Flat panel Bi-plane Hybrid Cath Lab, Colour Doppler Systems electronic 4D Imaging and Ultrasound Machines with multi modal image fusion. The clinical laboratory which conducts Biochemistry, Haematology, Bacteriology, Mycology, BS Level 3 Tuberculosis, Serology, Histopathology, Neuropathology, Renal pathology, Pulmonary pathology, Haemetopathology, Bone Pathology and Onco pathology tests, is integrated with the hospital information system. The hospital has an ambulance service, a pharmacy and a rehabilitation centre. A blood bank is also operational round the clock.

Other services

Aster Medcity is linked to Aster Foundation, an independent charitable non governmental organization, engaged in providing free medical assistance to financially compromised patients.[7] The hospital serves as a referral healthcare centre for patients from the Persian Gulf region. The group has opened help desks in Qatar[8] and Oman[9] for this purpose.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Aster Medcity Hospital in Kochi – in pictures". The National. 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Aster DM Healthcare". Aster DM Healthcare. 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Kalam opens Aster Medcity in Kerala". Gulf Today. 7 May 2015. Archived from the original on July 5, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Medcity — A big relief for advanced stage patients". Khaleej Times. 10 November 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  5. ↑ "HKS Architects". HKS Architects. 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  6. 1 2 "60 Robotic Surgeries in a Span of 6 months: a Milestone at Aster Medcity-Kochi". Middle East News. 31 March 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Dr. Moopen's Foundation initiative helps Dubai-based Filipino boy get a new lease of life". GoDubai. 2015. Archived from the original on July 5, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Aster Medcity, south Asia's largest quaternary care hospital, sets up a helpdesk in Qatar". AME Info. 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Aster DM Healthcare to Start Helpdesks in Oman". High Beam. 24 April 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2015.

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