Lourdes Hospital (Kerala)
Lourdes Hospital is a 750-bed, tertiary care hospital, located in Cochin, Kerala, India. It is one of the oldest hospitals in Cochin and has recently upgraded its facilities with a new block housing the cardiology and neurology services, Lourdes Heart institute. Archbishop Joseph Attipetty founded Lourdes Hospital on 1st August 1965 in order to render healthcare to the people in Cochin and its neighbouring islands. It initially catered to the mainly fishing population of the nearby Vypeen and Bolghatty Islands, but later expanded to serve a larger population of southern Cochin and the Lakshadweep islands.
Location
Lourdes Hospital is located in Cochin, the major city of the Southern Indian state of Kerala. It is 2 km from the heart of the city with direct road from Marine Drive at Pachalam, and a secondary seafront road reaching the hospital via the ancient Mount Carmel (Chathiath) Church. Due to its uniquely placed position only 2 km from the High Court of Kerala, it is accessible from both the city and the suburbs. Approach from Kaloor is to be avoided in view of a railway crossing en route, however, direct access is possible from Kacheripady and High Court junction without any significant roadblocks.
Departments
The hospital has all major medical and surgical specialities and has 650 beds and 120 ICU beds.