amrita institute of medical sciences geography location edapally kochi 682016 india organisation care system tertiary hospital type super specialty patron mata amritanandamayi services emergency department yes beds 1450 history founded 17 may 1998 links website http www.amritahospital.org lists hospitals in india the amrita institute of medical sciences aims or amrita hospital is a super specialty tertiary care health center at kochi india . it is a 1 450 bed hospital which supports a daily patient volume of about 3000 outpatients with 95 percent inpatient occupancy . it was inspired by mata amritanandamayi and inaugurated on 17 may 1998 by the then prime minister atal bihari vajpayee in the presence of mata amritanandamayi . the mata amritanandamayi math is its parent organisation . ron gottsegen is the executive director and prem nair is the medical director of aims . aims is part of the health sciences campus of amrita vishwa vidyapeetham amrita university . the hospital has received the iso 9001 2008 accreditation and also enjoys accreditation from the national accreditation board for testing and calibration laboratories nabl for its laboratories and the national accreditation board for hospitals and healthcare providers nabh for the hospital overall . contents 1 overview 2 facilities 3 research and development 3.1 development of nanomedicine with ability to kill drug resistant cancer 4 awards 4.1 national healthcare excellence award 2013 4.2 national healthcare excellence awards 2016 5 controversies 5.1 nurses strike demanding wage hike 5.2 allegation of illegal drug trials 6 see also 7 references 8 external links overview edit main block amrita institute of medical science aims offers facilities comprising 25 modern operating theatres 210 equipped intensive care beds a fully computerised 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 . foundation stone for a second medical school and 2 000 bed hospital campus in delhi national capital region was laid on of may 9 2016 . this will be the second healthcare campus and medical school . 1 facilities edit 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 ft of built up area spread over 125 acres of land supports a daily patient volume of about 3000 outpatients . total beds 1450 total intensive care beds 210 total inpatients in 2010 54 800 total outpatients in 2010 6 15 000 total operation theatres 25 heart operations in 2005 2334 total operations 2005 15 371 total floor space 900 000 ft 84 000 m 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 edit development of nanomedicine with ability to kill drug resistant cancer edit on 16 october 2012 aims announced that it had developed a nanomedicine for treating drug resistant cancer cells . 2 awards edit national healthcare excellence award 2013 edit in december 2013 the federation of indian chambers of commerce and industry ficci awarded aims with the national healthcare excellence award 2013 for the best hospital in the country . 3 the award is in recognition of the hospital s outstanding work toward the betterment of healthcare and its efficient and timely service . 4 national healthcare excellence awards 2016 edit in september 2016 the federation of india chamber of commerce & industry ficci awarded aims with two nation healthcare excellence awards . aims won the awards for the categories of patient safety and innovation in medical technology . the innovation in medical technology award was accepted by dr. mahesh kappanayil for developing a 3d printing model in congenital heart surgery . the patient safety award was accepted by dr. sanjeev singh for his work on patient safety and antibiotic stewardship . 5 controversies edit nurses strike demanding wage hike edit 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 statewide strikes by nurses throughout kerala . 6 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 . 7 they stated that hundreds of nursing graduates who were amritanandamayi s devotees were waiting to server patients at the hospital . 8 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 . 9 allegation of illegal drug trials edit in august 2012 indiavision television channel reported that the amrita institute of medical sciences and research centre and many hospitals in kerala were testing new drugs on patients selected through free medical camps . kerala minister for health v. s. sivakumar said the incident would be investigated . the accusations against aims could never be confirmed . see also edit list of medical colleges in india references edit amrita institute of medical sciences delhi . amritapuri.org ma math . aims develops new drug for leukaemia . retrieved 18 october 2012 . aims receives best hospital award . retrieved 14 december 2013 . aims receives best hospital award . retrieved 14 december 2013 . nair preetu . aims gets ficci healthcare excellence award . times of india . retrieved 27 september 2016 . kerala nurses strike over pay intensifies pay spreads in . khaleejtimes.com . 2012 02 02 . retrieved 2012 08 15 . national kerala nurses at amrita on strike . chennai india the hindu . 2011 12 07 . retrieved 2012 08 08 . nurses strike at amrita continues . the hindu . chennai india . 2011 12 08 . cities kochi nurses return to work at kolenchery medical college . chennai india the hindu . 2012 02 20 . retrieved 2012 08 08 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to amrita institute of medical sciences and research centre . aims hospital website v t e kochi landmarks marine drive mattancherry palace hill palace durbar hall ground tourist attractions neighbourhoods ernakulam fort kochi mattancherry kaloor palarivattom gandhi nagar marine drive edappally kakkanad kadavanthra vyttila willingdon island 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