The Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences ( KIMS), a leading healthcare provider in the state, has set up a multi-speciality hospital in Kochi as part of its efforts to provide quality medical facilties and to exploit the potential for medical tourism.
The KIMS Hospital and Surgical Centre as it is called has all facilities to cater to the healthcare needs of the international patients. Kochi has already become a centre for medical tourism with several hospitals springing up in the last few years to meet the demand. The 125 bed hospital, following the footprints of its flagship hospital at Thiruvananthapuram has immediate plans to obtain international and national quality accreditations.
The hospital with full fledged departments of medicine in all major specialties in association with various insurance companies has developed various customized policies and schemes to help patients across various segments. It will have a dedicated team of full time consultants comprising some eminent names in the medical field. It will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on June 26. The hospital will soon expand into a much bigger tertiary care referral centre.
Besides, the 450 bed multi-speciality hospital in Thiruvananthapuram, KIMS has overseas medical ventures in Bahrain, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Dubai. Another one in Abu Dhabi is in the pipeline.
As reported in: http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-06-24/news/29699059_1_multi-speciality-hospital-kims-medical-tourism
The KIMS Hospital and Surgical Centre as it is called has all facilities to cater to the healthcare needs of the international patients. Kochi has already become a centre for medical tourism with several hospitals springing up in the last few years to meet the demand. The 125 bed hospital, following the footprints of its flagship hospital at Thiruvananthapuram has immediate plans to obtain international and national quality accreditations.
The hospital with full fledged departments of medicine in all major specialties in association with various insurance companies has developed various customized policies and schemes to help patients across various segments. It will have a dedicated team of full time consultants comprising some eminent names in the medical field. It will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on June 26. The hospital will soon expand into a much bigger tertiary care referral centre.
Besides, the 450 bed multi-speciality hospital in Thiruvananthapuram, KIMS has overseas medical ventures in Bahrain, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Dubai. Another one in Abu Dhabi is in the pipeline.
As reported in: http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-06-24/news/29699059_1_multi-speciality-hospital-kims-medical-tourism