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'''The Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre (AIMS)''' is an [[ISO 9001:2008]] certified and [[NABH]] accredited private [[medical college]] near [[Edapally]] in [[Kochi, India|Kochi]], [[India]]. It is also a 1,450-bed hospital. It was inspired by [[Mata Amritanandamayi]] and inaugurated on May 17, 1998 by then [[Prime Minister]], [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] in presence of [[Mata Amritanandamayi]]. The [[Mata Amritanandamayi Math]] is its parent organization. [[Ron Gottsegen]] is the Executive Director and Dr. [[Prem Nair]] is the Medical Director of AIMS. Dr. [[Damodaran M. Vasudevan]] is the principal of the institute and the Dean of the Amrita College of Medicine |[http://aims.amrita.edu/school-of-medicine/medicine-home.php Medical] under the aegis of [[Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham|Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetha]]<nowiki/>m. The center was awarded [[Medical school|medical university]] status by the state government of [[Kerala]] and on 10 August 2002, AIMS was chosen for the Central Government's pilot project on [[telemedicine]].
'''The Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre (AIMS)''' is an [[ISO 9001:2008]] certified and [[NABH]] accredited private [[medical college]] near [[Edapally]] in [[Kochi, India|Kochi]], [[India]]. It is also a 1,450-bed hospital. It was inspired by [[Mata Amritanandamayi]] and inaugurated on May 17, 1998 by then [[Prime Minister]], [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] in presence of [[Mata Amritanandamayi]]. The [[Mata Amritanandamayi Math]] is its parent organization. [[Ron Gottsegen]] is the Executive Director and Dr. [[Prem Nair]] is the Medical Director of AIMS. The center was awarded [[Medical school|medical university]] status by the state government of [[Kerala]] and on 10 August 2002, AIMS was chosen for the Central Government's pilot project on [[telemedicine]].


==Overview==
==Overview==

Revision as of 09:22, 28 October 2013

Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences-AIMS
Company typePublic
IndustryHealthcare
Founded1999
HeadquartersKochi, Kerala, India
Key people
Mata Amritanandamayi, Patron Founder
Ron Gottsegen, Administrative Director
Prem Nair, Medical Director
RevenueCharitable Foundation
Number of employees
5000 +
WebsiteAIMS-Kochi

The Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre (AIMS) is an ISO 9001:2008 certified and NABH accredited private medical college near Edapally in Kochi, India. It is also a 1,450-bed hospital. It was inspired by Mata Amritanandamayi and inaugurated on May 17, 1998 by then Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee in presence of Mata Amritanandamayi. The Mata Amritanandamayi Math is its parent organization. Ron Gottsegen is the Executive Director and Dr. Prem Nair is the Medical Director of AIMS. The center was awarded medical university status by the state government of Kerala and on 10 August 2002, AIMS was chosen for the Central Government's pilot project on telemedicine.

Overview

Amrita Institute of Medical Science (AIMS) offers facilities comprising 25 modern operating theatres, 210 equipped intensive-care beds, a fully computerized and networked Hospital Information System (HIS), a fully digital radiology department, a 24/7 telemedicine service and a clinical laboratory. This healthcare infrastructure with over 3,330,000 sq. ft of built-up area spread over 125 acres of land supports a daily patient volume of about 3000 outpatients and with a 95 percent inpatient occupancy.

Departments

Main Block

The center 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 NABL accredited laboratory and radiology department.

Departments in AIMS are adult Cardiology, Paediatric Cardiology, Cardiac surgery|Cardio Vascular surgery, Paediatric Heart Surgery and Congenital Heart surgery under Centre for Heart Diseases, Medical Oncology, Surgical Oncology and Radiation Oncologyunder Cancer centre, Upper gastrointestinal surgery and Lower gastrointestinal surgery and Hepatology under centre for Digestive diseases, Neurology, Paediatric Neurology and Neurosurgery under centre for Neurosciences, Centre for Orthopaedics, Head and Neck, Reconstructive surgery, Cosmetic surgery, Hand surgery, Clefts and Craniofacial surgery and Burn surgery under centre for Plastic Surgery/Reconstructive Surgery and Micro vascular surgery, center for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Clinical Psychology, Psychiatric Social Work, Psychiatry Nursing, Allied Behavioural sciences under centre for behavioural sciences Kidney Transplant and Liver Transplant under organ transplant centre, Pathology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Cytology, Cytogenetics, Haematology, Histopathology, Metabolic Disorders, Molecular Biology, Serology and Toxicology and Poison control center under centre for laboratory medicine, Informatics, Medical Multimedia, Telemedicine, Learning Resource Centre, Research and Technology Assessment centre Continuing Medical Education and E-Learning centre under centre for Medical Informartics, Bioinformatics, Multimedia-Education, and Tele medicine. Specialty departments like Aesthetic and Facial surgery, Anaesthesiology, Medical statistics, Dentistry, Dermatology, Emergency services, ENT, Geriatrics, Obstetrics and gynaecology, Internal Medicine, Medical Physics, paediatric surgery, Neonatology, Nephrology, Nuclear Medicine, Ophthalmology, Vitreo-Retinal surgery, General Paediatrics, Pain and Palliative Care, Physiotherapy, pulmonology, Radiology, Respiratory therapy, Speech and language pathology and Speech and Hearing, and Urology and Kidney transplantation.

Facilities

The Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences is the adjunct to the term "new universalism" coined by the World Health Organization. This healthcare infrastructure with over 33,30,000 ft² of built-up area spread over 125 acres of land supports a daily patient volume of about 1400 outpatients.

AIMS is engaged in creating a research department including biotechnology, nanotechnology, and implant research. It has received grants from the Indian government and is part of the Indo-U.S. collaboration.[citation needed]

Research and Development

Development of nanomedicine with ability to kill drug resistant cancer

On October 16, 2012, AIMS announced that it had developed a nanomedicine for treating drug resistant cancer cells.[1]

Controversies

Nurses' strike demanding wage hike

In December 2011, nurses at the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre went on strike against the hospital management, demanding a wage hike. This was part of a series of state-wide strikes by nurses throughout Kerala.[2] The strike was called when leaders of the United Nurses' Association claimed that they were beaten by members of the hospital staff. Later, police was summoned to stop the protests, and they resorted to batons to disperse the protestors. Management claimed that the operations would not be affected even if the nurses continued their indefinite strike.[3] They stated that hundreds of nursing graduates who were Amritanandamayi's devotees were waiting to server patients at the hospital.[4] Finally a consensus was reached between the hospital management and the protestors, wherein the charges against the protestors would be withdrawn by the hospital management and their demand for wage hike would be considered.[5]

Allegation of Illegal drug trials

In August 2012, Indiavision television channel reported that the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre and many other hospitals in Kerala were testing new drugs on patients selected through free medical camps.[6] It was reported that drugs were tested unethically in more than 10000 patients.[7] But the hospital authorities stated that the tests are legal and conducted only after obtaining consent from patients and their relatives.[8] Kerala minister for health, V. S. Sivakumar said the incident would be investigated.[9] Indiavision later reported that the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare confirmed the death of 10 patients at AIMS in 5 years.[10] Indiavision later reported that figures of death are not available. [11]

See also

References

  1. ^ "AIMS develops new drug for leukaemia". Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Kerala nurses' strike over pay intensifies pay spreads in". Khaleejtimes.com. 2012-02-02. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
  3. ^ "NATIONAL / KERALA : Nurses at Amrita on strike". The Hindu. 2011-12-07. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  4. ^ http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/article2697619.ece
  5. ^ "Cities / Kochi : Nurses return to work at Kolenchery medical college". The Hindu. 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  6. ^ http://www.indiavisiontv.com/2012/08/16/101958.html
  7. ^ http://www.madhyamam.com/news/185465/120817
  8. ^ http://www.indiavisiontv.com/2012/08/16/101989.html
  9. ^ http://www.indiavisiontv.com/2012/08/16/101971.html
  10. ^ http://www.indiavisiontv.com/2012/08/22/103417.html
  11. ^ http://www.indiavisiontv.com/2012/08/16/101989.html

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