Amrita Institute for Medical Science and Research
The Amrita Institute for Medical Science and Research (AIMS) is a 'super-speciality' hospital in Kochi, Kerala, India. It was Inspired by Mata Amritanandamayi and inaugurated on May 17, 1998 by Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Ron Gottsegen is the Executive Director and Dr. Prem Nair is the Medical Director of AIMS. The Mata Amritanandamayi Math is its parent organization. The hospital provides affordable care as well as charitable care. Recently AIMS has been awarded medical university status by the state government of Kerala. On Aug 10, 2002, The Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre (AIMS) was chosen for the Central Government's pilot project on telemedicine.
AIMS' infrastructure comprises a reference diagnostic clinical laboratory, including molecular biology and cytogenetics labs, a diagnostic imaging centre, a medical, dental, and nursing college, a pharmacy school and research facility, a computerised and networked hospital information system and radiology department.
- Total beds: 800
- Total intensive care beds: 135
- Total inpatients in 2003: 31258
- Total outpatients in 2003: 3,30,000
- Total Operation theatres: 22
- Heart Operations in 2003: 2295
- Total operations 2003: 11,833
- Total floor space: 900,000 sq. ft