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Goverment Medical College,Thiruvananthapuram

Government Medical College,Thiruvananthapuramwas founded in 1951, and was inaugurated by Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India.



This is the oldest and most prestigious medical college in Kerala. It is being upgraded to the status of an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). The medical college campus also houses several other hospitals and institutions including the College of Nursing, Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum Dental College, Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology, Priyadarshini Institute of Paramedical Sciences and Sree Avittom Thirunal Hospital for women and children.

Location



Government Medical College,Thiruvananthapuram is located 6 kilometers away from the Thiruvananthapuram Central Railway Station and KSRTC Central Bus Station. The college campus and the hospital lies to the west of Kumarapuram-Ulloor Road which has been renamed Dr. C.O. Karunakaran Avenue.

History

The Government of Travancore in 1948 appointed a committee to formulate proposals for starting a Medical College at Trivandrum. The Committee submitted its report and the scheme was sanctioned in October 1948. Dr. C.O. Karunakaran was appointed Special Officer for the implementation of the scheme.

The College Campus has 139 acres (0.56 km2) of picturesque land with a number of hillocks surrounded by evergreen coconut groves and paddy fields, facing the sea which lies at a distance of three kilometers, and is located on the North – West border of the Thiruvananthapuram city. The College, is linked with the different sections of the city by bus routes, is very near the national highway NH 47 and the nearest railway station is just few kilometers from the college. The topographical layout and the architectural designs were prepared by Mr. J.A. Ritchie from Bombay. The College and the hospital buildings are separated by playgrounds for football, hockey, a cricket pitch, courts for tennis, basketball, badminton and volleyball and a 400 meter track.



The foundation stone of the College was laid by His Highness the Raja Pramuk of Travancore – Cochin at 11:45 AM on 26-01-1950. The first batch of students was admitted in August 1951. The College was formally inaugurated by Shri. Jawaharlal Nehru at 8:00 AM on 27th Nov. 1951. In January 1952, the Sri. Avittom Thirunal Hospital ( SATH ) was inaugurated by Smt. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur. In 1952, men's hostel and 1year later women's hostel was also inaugurated. The Medical College Hospital was inaugurated by Shri. Jawaharlal Nehru on 1954.

The School of Nursing was inaugurated by Her Highness Sethu Lakshmi Bai in 1954 and upgraded to College of Nursing in 1963. The Cancer block was inaugurated in 1958 and later after two decades the Regional Cancer Centre, one of the premier cancer care centers in South India was established. The Dentistry course and the first post-graduate course commenced in 1959.

The sixties saw the establishment of library. The limb center, Mental hospital and Ophthalmic hospital were brought under Medical College administration. Later in nineties the Regional Institute of Ophthalmology came into existence. Over the years, the campus saw establishment of Sree Chitra Thirunal Centre, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Priya Darsini Institute of Paramedical Sciences, Silver Jubilee Auditorium and the Various hostels. The institution has thus grown to glorious proportions.

It is financed and administrated by Health and Family welfare Department, Govt. of Kerala. The Medical College is affiliated to the University of Kerala. Govt.Medical College,Thiruvananthapuram is the first medical college in Kerala. The college started with an annual admission of 60 students, which was increased to 200 in 1983.In addition to MBBS course, PG degree and diploma courses in 22 specialities, super specialty courses in 10 specialties etc. are conducted in this institution. The institute is under the University of Kerala and presently being shifted under the wings of KUHAS Kerala University of Health and Allied Sciences

A super-specialty block with state-of-the-art technology and modern equipments, exclusively housing all the medical and surgical super-specialties of the college, has been completed and has started functioning as the OP block of the super-specialties from July 1, 2010. It was funded under the Prime Minister's Swasthya Bheema Yojna scheme and by the State government. The 253-bed SS block, spread over 160,000 sq ft (15,000 m2) on seven floors, houses the outpatient clinics and inpatient wards of the six super specialties, eight operation theatres, 29-bed six intensive care units, haemo dialysis unit and renal transplant unit, apart from administrative blocks. Full fledged functioning of the complex will commence after its proposed dedication to the nation by the Prime Minister.

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Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) is a hospital located in the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College campus. It was established in 1981 by the Government of Kerala and Government of India as an expansion of the Radiation Therapy / Radiotherapy department of Medical College Thiruvananthapuram. It is a tertiary care centre for the managements of all types of cancer.

The clinics are mainly on haematology, lymphoreticular, soft tissue, bone, head and neck, breast/CNS, gynaec/urinary, chest, gastro, paediatric oncology and thyroid.

RCC is a comprehensive cancer centre catering to the population of the State of Kerala and the adjoining parts of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

From a modest beginning, the Regional Cancer Centre has evolved into an internationally recognized centre for conducting a wide range of cancer research and providing state-of-the-art facilities for cancer diagnosis, treatment, palliation and rehabilitation.

The Regional Cancer Centre undertakes basic, translational and clinical research and disseminate the knowledge.

The Regional Cancer Centre generates trained manpower for the region in various specialties of oncology-medical, Para-medical and non-medical.

The Regional Cancer Centre organize cancer registries in modern lines and work in collaboration with other medical institutions, health service departments, universities, aid agencies and other institutes of repute.

29 years down the lane, The Regional Cancer Centre stands tall in the health map of Kerala carrying out innovative and pioneering work in cancer control, treatment, research and training.

Clinical Trials



Medical science at the Regional Cancer Centre focuses on developing and participating in clinical trials (investigational profile) to broaden our knowledge on cancer treatment. Our multidisciplinary staff provide a uniform and coordinated approach to cancer management so that the optimum need of each patient is met.

Specialists at the Regional cancer Centre have International and National recognition in Radiation, Medical and Surgical Oncology, Diagnostic Imaging, Diagnostic Pathology, Pain Management, Oncology Nursing and Social Work. The Regional Cancer Centre carries out a number of National and International clinical trials.

Patient Welfare



Cancer Care for Life scheme (3rd series) is a scheme sponsored by Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum to provide advanced cancer treatment free of cost to all those who join the scheme upto a prescribed limit. When the scheme was introduced in 1986 membership fee was kept at the barest minimum Rs.101/- and later it was raised to Rs.500/-. As there was enormous escalation in cost of medicines, diagnostic procedures and treatment modalities, the enrolment in the scheme had to be discontinued. The center has now revived the scheme with slight modifications in deference to requests from the public. In this scheme there are two Plans, plan-A and plan-B.

Plan A: Membership fee is Rs. 500/- per person
Rs. 1400/- per family of three persons *
Rs. 1700/- per family of four persons *
Rs. 2000/- per family of five persons *

* FAMILY INCLUDES SPOUSE AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN ONLY

Plan-B : Membership fee is Rs.10000/- per person.

More Details Here

Telemedicine



RCC established Onconet in September 2004 with the help of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and CDAC, Thiruvananthapuram.

Follow-up of Patients through Onconet

Cancer is a disease, which needs prolonged treatment and life long follow-up. To avoid unnecessary patient travel, RCC introduced monthly follow up clinic at its five sub centers. Patients returning home after initial treatment at the RCC can communicate their post treatment problems and results of investigations from nodal centers. The doctors at RCC could also be able to render advice on a real time basis for terminally ill patients who require only palliative care. RCC has 5 peripheral centers with essential infrastructure at Kollam, Kozhencherry, Ernakulam, Palakkad and Kannur.

Besides helping patients for follow-up visit, the online facility will boost the confidence of the cancer patients by providing counseling. Apart from RCC patients, the public as well as doctors of other institutions can also avail themselves of ONCONET services.

Telepathology Clinic

Tele-pathology uses telecommunication technology to transmit data and pathology images to and from remote centers for diagnosis, education and consultation. A telepathology system consists of a high-resolution video camera mounted on conventional microscope to capture digital images of pathologic slides and telecommunication setup to transmit images to a remote centre.

RCC conducts regular telepathologic consultations between Kannur and Ernakulam Early Cancer Detection Centres. RCC also seeks expert opinions on pathology from expert centers of USA like Mayo Clinic, UICC, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology and Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai.

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Regional Cancer Center


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Thiruvananthapuram, was established in 1981 by the Government of Kerala and Government of India.It's a comprehensive cancer centre catering to the population of the State of Kerala and the adjoining parts of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.From a modest beginning, the Regional Cancer Centre has evolved into an internationally recognized centre for conducting a wide range of cancer research and providing state-of-the-art facilities for cancer diagnosis, treatment, palliation and rehabilitation.The Regional Cancer Centre undertakes basic, translational and clinical research and disseminate the knowledge.The Regional Cancer Centre generates trained manpower for the region in various specialties of oncology-medical, Para-medical and non-medical.We organize cancer registries in modern lines.We work in collaboration with other medical institutions, health service departments, universities, aid agencies and other institutes of repute.29 years down the lane, The Regional Cancer Centre stands tall in the health map of Kerala carrying out innovative and pioneering work in cancer control, treatment, research and training.

http://www.rcctvm.org/

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Govt. Dental College

Established in 1959, about 1500 have graduated from this college. The college has 8 full-fledged departments and all of them offer postgraduate courses and research on latest aspects of dentistry.Equipments worth 2 crores were recently installed to improve the teaching facilities of this institutiont. The college extends specialized treatment for over 15,00,000 of patients every year

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Ananthapuri Hospitals and Research Institute has a great reputation in the healthcare sector of Thiruvananthapuram city, which has a lot of excellent private and public hospitals. The hospital features state-of-the-art equipments and a highly efficient set of medical staff in each of its departments. The emergency services of the hospital is particularly notable and there is an ambulance service with paramedics. The hospital also explores the possibilities of other streams of medicine like Ayurveda. Promotion of Medical tourism is another.

www.ananthapurihospitals.com

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The Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology (SCTIMST), Trivandrum is an Institute of National Importance set up by an Act of Parliament. It combines specialised medical care with development of medical devices and biomaterials, while providing training in advanced medical specialties, public health and biomedical engineering and technology.

The Institute has a 240 bedded hospital, which serves as a tertiary referral centre for the diseases of the heart and brain, as well as a teaching hospital. The Institute’s Biomedical Technology Wing (BMT Wing) has developed several technologies and successfully commercialised them. The third wing of the Institute, the Achutha Menon Centre for Health Science Studies (AMC) has made significant impact in the area of health science studies in the country, especially in public health training, surveys, networking and research. The AMC has been recognised as a Centre of Excellence for Public Health Training by the Ministry of Health, Govt. of India.

The objectives of the Institute as laid down in the Act of 1980 are:

1. Promotion of Biomedical Engineering and Technology
2. Demonstration of high standards of patient care
3. Development of training programs in advanced medical specialties and biomedical engineering and technology.

In a short span of 25 years, the Biomedical Technology Wing, has demonstrated significant success in the development of international quality technologies. This is borne out by the successful commercialization of many technologies like blood bag, oxygenators, hydrocephalus shunt, artificial heart valve etc. The effort of the Institute with its industrial partners has led to the growth of medical device industry in the country. A team of 35 scientists and engineers along with the supporting staff work here in multi-disciplinary areas covering biomaterials development, processing and characterisation to medical device development, testing and evaluation.

The SCTIMST Act of 1980 empowers the Institute to offer post-graduate programmes in medical sciences (DM and MCh), biomedical engineering (PhD) and public health (MPH) and stipulates that the medical degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions granted shall be recognized qualifications for the purpose of the Indian Medical Council Act. In addition, the Institute also offers post-diploma (engineering) and post graduate (sciences) technician certificate courses of one year duration.

http://www.sctimst.ac.in/

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Jubilee Memorial Hospital


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Jubilee Memorial Hospital, Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram, is one of the leading hospitals situated at the heart of the city. The hospital is run by the Latin Archdiocese of Trivandrum.The hospital is a 200-bedded multi-specialty hospital founded in 1987 July 24. Jubilee has the credit of the First Hospital in Kerala for starting Arthroscopy and Joint replacement.Facilities available at Jubilee Memorial Hospital include minimaly invasive surgery, Dialysis, 24 hours casualty & ambulance service, Pharmacy,Lab, CT Scan, X-ray and ECG are available at Jubilee. Day time Jubilee has US Scan, echo and TMT services.Other clinics and departments available in the hospital are General Medicine, General & Minimal invasive Surgery, Gynec & Obstiatric, Peadiatric Orthopeadic, ENT, Dental, Eye, Skin, Plastic& Cosmetic Surgery, Cardiology,Neurology, Chest Medicine, Urology, Neurosurgeory Oncology, Psychiatry, Psychology, Physiotherapy, Pathology, Anasthesiology.Two related institutes - Little Flower School of Nursing and Institute of Paramedical Sciences is associated with the hospital.

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www.prshospital.com

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S.P. Fort Hospital is an 180 bedded, first ISO certified multi - disciplinary super speciality Hospital in south Kerala. Founded by Shri.S.Pottivelu, this state-of-the art hospital is strategically located at the heart of the Thrivananthapuram city, close to the proximity of Sree Padmanabha Swami Temple. The serene environment of the hospital is filled with a healing spiritual air.

www.spfort.com

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The Cosmopolitan Hospital, started in 1982, is a 360-bedded multi-specialty hospital located in Trivandrum, the capital city of Kerala, India.

The internationally acclaimed Cardio-Thoracic Surgeon, the late Dr. M R S Menon, with a team of doctors and friends envisioned the creation of a hospital in the Private sector, to deliver the best available patient care. Cosmopolitan Hospital came into existence in 1982, as a realization of this vision. Today, a team of more than 100 doctors supported by qualified and experienced medical and paramedical staff is engaged in delivering high quality medical care to over 300,000 patients every year.

www.cosmopolitanhospitals.in

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Sree Uthradom Thirunal (SUT) Hospital, founded in the year 1987, has gained reputation for its outstanding services in the field of healthcare. The first multi-speciality hospital in Kerala, SUT Hospital offers dedicated medical and surgical treatments with 24/7 emergency services.

Furnished with state-of-the-art facilities, SUT Hospital provides quality medical care in a warm and responsive environment. The contributions of SUT Hospital in various fields of specialisation especially Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, Orthopaedics and Neuro Surgery are many.

www.suthospital.com

SUT Hospital, Pattom



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SUT Preventive Clinic

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Lords Hospital, a multi specialty medical center with advanced keyhole surgical facilities was commissioned at the start of the new millennium to deliver accessible, high quality health services in a focused and caring environment.

The close proximity to the National Highway bypass, Pettah Railway Station and Trivandrum International Airport is the locational advantage unique to the hospital ( Location Map ). The hospital houses state-of-the-art equipments and makes use of the best technology in the medical field and is well supported by a highly enthusiastic, qualified and well-experienced medical team. The Laparoscopic (Key-hole) Surgery Unit with its excellent infrastructure headed by Prof. Dr. K. P. Haridas continues to conduct the most challenging laparoscopic, liver and pancreatic surgeries. A combination of all these factors has helped the hospital in becoming a major referral centre for advanced medical treatment in the State. Lords is committed to providing affordable, quality health care to patients by incorporating improvement in its day-to-day schedule.

http://www.lordshospital.org/

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Chaithanya Eye hospital and Research Institute is a super speciality hospital at Thiruvananthapuram committed to the care and treatment of eye diseases and disorders. To deliver its vision - Prevention of blindness, the Institute has been labouring and taking initiatives to reach each stratum of the society with quality eye care. Manned by highly qualified doctors, trained medical and para-medical staff, the Institute remains wedded to high ethical standards and state-of–the –art treatment techniques.

www.chaithanya.org

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Established in 2005 is one of the best Medical College in Kerala . Located 28 km from Trivandrum Central at Vejaramoodu town.
The Medical College Hospital

The College

The College in winter morning

The Nursing College

The Men's Hostel


I'll post better pics this weekend.

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I can't see the pics...

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Originally Posted by Abhijithh92

Established in 2005 is one of the best Medical College in Kerala . Located 28 km from Trivandrum Central at Vejaramoodu town.
The Medical College Hospital
The College
The College in winter morning
The Nursing College
The Men's Hostel

I'll post better pics this weekend.

The Medical College Hospital


The College


The College in winter morning


The Nursing College


The Men's Hostel

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Originally Posted by Abhijithh92

Established in 2005 is one of the best Medical College in Kerala . Located 28 km from Trivandrum Central at Vejaramoodu town.
The Medical College Hospital
The College
The College in winter morning
The Nursing College
The Men's Hostel

I'll post better pics this weekend.

Nice Pics Abhijith.. Please post the forum code here, that is under Embed this image and copy paste the forum code

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@abhilashtvpm how did u make it appear . i did it as instructed by robin A P yesterday but today also the same problem persists. can you tell me the entire procedure