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| 28-06-2011 |
The KIMS Touch : Now in Kochi / KIMS opens Hospital in Kochi |
Thiruvananthapuram-based Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences popularly known as KIMS, one of the leading healthcare providers in the state, is all set to revolutionize the healthcare delivery standards in and around Kochi. The KIMS Group has been in the forefront in pioneering the concept of “Quality healthcare at affordable costs.”
KIMS Hospital and Surgical Centre (KHSC), the 125 bed multi speciality hospital initiated by KIMS Group at Pathadipalam, Edapally, Kochi aims to deliver top class healthcare in line with the group philosophy of Quality, Team work, Patient Safety and Transparency. The hospital is strategically located by the side of the main highway and is easily accessible from both NH 47 & NH17.
KHSC was formally inaugurated by Shri Oomen Chandy, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Kerala on 26 June 2011 at 5.00 pm. The inaugural function had the august presence of State and Union and State Ministers, Kalamaserry Municipal Chairman, Councilors of various municipalities, Senior Govt Officials and various dignitaries.
KIMS Kochi has full-fledged departments of General Medicine, Cardiology, Critical care, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Gastroenterology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Nephrology, Urology, Surgery, ENT, Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery, Dentistry, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Paediatrics, Physiotherapy and Nutrition & Dietetics.
The strength of the hospital is its team of dedicated full time consultants comprising of some of the most eminent names in various specialties who are ably supported by high caliber nursing professionals and paramedical staff. The hospital facilitates the services of top line consultants like Dr Jose Pappanaserry, Dr Bibu George who are an authority in performing Arthroscopies, Joint replacements and Sports Medicine; Dr Rajesh Nair, Neurosurgeon; Dr Ramachandran, Laparoscopic Surgeon; Dr Rajagopal, Cardiologist and Dr Alexander George, Plastic Surgeon to name a few.
The paperless Hospital Information System at KIMS ensures fast, transparent and integrated healthcare delivery. The hospital has unique standards in terms of infection control, safety and cleanliness. Various cost effective health packages has been designed to ensure affordability of quality healthcare to the masses. In addition to these facilities, KIMS Kochi has 24 hour accident emergency and trauma care, CT scan, X ray, Ultrasound, state of the art Laboratory and Pharmacy services.
In view of the immense potential Kochi has in terms of Medical Tourism, KIMS is all geared up to cater to the healthcare needs of the international patients.
With specialized treatment facilities going beyond the reach of commoners, KIMS in association with various insurance companies has developed various customized policies and schemes to help patients across various segments of the society with KIMS theme of “ Quality care for all”.
In sync with its Corporate philosophy KIMS Kochi believes in being a socially committed member of the community and has charted out schedules to conduct various health awareness initiatives, outreach medical camps, seminars, vaccination and screening programmes.
Following the foot prints of its flag ship hospital at Trivandrum, KIMS Kochi has immediate plans to work towards international and national quality accreditations. The hospital will soon be expanding into a much bigger tertiary care referral centre.
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| 2-5-2011 |
Advanced Radiation Therapy using Rapid Arc Technology for Cancer treatment now available in KIMS |
The KIMS Pinnacle Comprehensive Cancer Center has become the first center in the state to employ Rapid Arc with IGRT technology in treatment of cancer patients. The newly introduced cancer care division at KIMS Hospital successfully began radiation therapy using Rapid Arc technology on a patient, who is a case of prostrate cancer.
Rapid Arc delivers a highly precise treatment much faster than other technologies. Treatments that once took 15-30 minutes can sometimes be accomplished in as little as a single rotation of the machine around the patient, that is, in about 2 minutes!
The positive result for the patient is a faster treatment time and less scattering of the radiation outside the tumor into healthy tissues. This technology can even improve outcomes for cancers such as those of the prostate, brain, head and neck, as well as many others. A fast, precise Rapid Arc treatment takes 80% less time. Patients can be in and out of treatment quickly and return to their daily routine. |
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| 12-3-2011 |
State-of-the-art Trauma ICU at KIMS |
| Understanding the importance of trauma care, Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences, (KIMS) has set up a dedicated Trauma ICU, the first one of its kind in the city. The facility was inaugurated by Air Mshl, Sumit Mukerji PVSM, SC, VSM, AOC–in-C, Southern Air Command.
The newly opened Trauma ICU services led by a specially trained Trauma team comprising of General Surgeons, ENT Specialists, Maxilo facial surgeons, Orthopedicians, Neuro surgeons and Intensivists ensure that the trauma victims get speedy care in the Golden Hour. The facility is well supported by the hospitals’ modern diagnostic facilities like 64 slice CT and MRI scan, 24 hour state-of-the-art Emergency, Orthopaedics and Radiology department.
KIMS has two advanced cardiac life support ambulances and two basic life support ambulances which is offered at no cost for all emergency/ trauma cases within city limits.
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| 7 -2-2011 |
Soft launch of KIMS Hospital and Surgical Centre, Ernakulam |
The soft launch of KIMS Hospital and Surgical Centre, Pathadippalam, Ernakulam was done by KIMS Group Chairman Dr.M.I Sahadulla on 7th February 2011. Dr.Mathew, Medical Director, Dr.J.T Pappinissery, Sr.Consultant-Orthopeadics and Mr.Arun Govind, Chief Operating Officer participated in the event
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| 4 -2-2011 |
KIMS Pinnacle – Metro Manorama Cancer Awareness Week & Exhibition |
KIMS Pinnacle Cancer Center organized a Cancer Awareness Week & Exhibition in association with Metro Manorama as part of World Cancer Day on February 4, 2011. The programme started from February 1 at its newly commissioned state-of-the-art KIMS Pinnacle Comprehensive Cancer Center.
The programme was inaugurated by Padma Vibhushan Prof.Dr.O.N.V Kurup on 1st February and continued till February 6th 2011.
Highlights of the programme:
- Cancer Awareness Exhibition
Organized various stalls that are educating public on different types of cancer and how to prevent them along with demonstrations for detecting cancer at an early.
- Talk on Preventing Cancer
The specialists are educate the public on various new modalities in treating cancer
- Cancer Awareness Exhibition
Organized various stalls that are educating public on different types of cancer and how to prevent them along with demonstrations for detecting cancer at an early.
- Talk on Preventing Cancer
The specialists are educate the public on various new modalities in treating cancer
- Self Breast Examination techniques for identifying breast cancer
- Healthy Diet Exhibition
Healthy food habits that can help prevent cancer is also displayed through these stalls
- Free Cancer Evaluation Consultation
The consultation programme is held for one week from 9 am to 5.00 pm.
Mammograms, Pap smear test & PSA test (free for first 60 each cases recommended by the consultant)
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| 23 -1-2011 |
KIMS Blood Bank gets NABH Accreditation |
KIMS Hospital Blood Bank gets accredited by National Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH), thus becoming the only nationally accredited Blood Bank in the state.
NABH accreditation for Blood Banks had been initiated by Quality Council of India in the year 2009 to ensure safety and quality of blood banks. KIMS Blood Bank accreditation comes as recognition of the hospitals commitment to make safe blood and blood products easily available at the hour of need by adhering to modern techniques and quality standards.
KIMS Blood Bank functioning 24 hours facilitates unique services like Platelet Apheresis, a special kind of blood donation that allows a donor to give specific blood components, such as platelets. During the apheresis procedure, all but the needed blood component are returned to the donor. Many lifesaving medical treatments require platelet transfusions. Cancer patients, those receiving organ or bone marrow transplants, victims of traumatic injuries, and patients undergoing open heart surgery require platelet transfusions to survive.
The other features of KIMS Blood Bank include Component Therapy – facility for extracting and storing different components of whole blood, facility for storing more than 500 units of Plasma and safe storing upto 5 years.
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| 12 -1-2011 |
Royal Bahrain Hospital set for opening |
THE Royal Bahrain Hospital (RBH) will officially start receiving patients from Saturday, January 15, 2011.
The announcement comes as all necessary preparations for the launch, including a major staff training drive, have been completed.
The BD6 million 65-bed multi-specialty hospital is part of the Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences (Kims) group, which is expanding healthcare operations throughout the GCC.
"Kims already runs the Kims Bahrain Medical Centre (KBMC) and the new hospital stands as the group's commitment to providing superior patient care and scientific expertise to the people," said RBH chairman Dr M I Sahadulla.
He was speaking at a Press conference at the hospital in Salmaniya, which was followed by a media tour of the four-storey facility.
RBH president Ahmed Jawahery said they would provide superior medical services and invest in skilled Bahraini employees.
"We will offer affordable and superior care and scientific expertise in an extensive range of medical departments," he said.
Specialties initially opening include orthopedics, plastic surgery, dentistry, physiotherapy and a 24-hour clinic.
General medicine, internal medicine, neurology, family medicine, cardiology, an intensive care unit and other departments will open soon after.
Medical director Dr Abdul Gaffar said a healthy population is key to a productive community which would further enhance the national economy.
"The team of doctors comprises leading consultants and specialists - both Bahrainis and expatriates," he said.
"Latest technology will be used for most effective diagnosis and treatment."
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| 30 -9-2010 |
Amputated hand successfully reattached at KIMS |
It was with despair, pain and shock that, 25 year old Nasiya was brought to KIMS Hospital this month with her left hand chopped between the elbow and wrist. The chopped hand was gathered from the premises of the neighborhood by her relatives and brought to the hospital after 4 hours of the incident. There were also multiple wounds in her legs.
Nasiya had low blood pressure because of severe bleeding and as such 6 bottles of blood were required for stabilizing the BP pre surgery and 17 bottles of blood and blood products during and after surgery. The team of specialists at KIMS Hospital lead by Dr.Manoj Haridas, Hand and Micro Surgery Specialist, Dr. Ranjith Unnikrishnan, Orthopaedic & Spine surgeon, Dr. Anand and Dr Sivakumar, Anesthetists, were able to successfully reattach the amputated hand after a 12 hour long highly skilled surgery. As part of the procedure in addition to the bone, the tendons, nerves, arteries and veins were sutured back through micro surgery.
As per the team of specialists at KIMS, Nasiya is recovering well and would be able to regain her normal activities with the same hand, once she undergoes physiotherapy after three weeks.
Till date the specialized hand surgery unit under Department of Orthopaedics at KIMS has been able to save as many as 8 hands that have been amputated or chopped wholly or partially due to accidents and incidents. State of the art infrastructure, a 24 hour blood bank and anesthesia unit at the hospital plays a vital role in performing these life saving procedures.
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| 30 -08-2010 |
| COMATOSE PATIENT FLOWN HOME |
Thirty-nine-year-old Chekkamadath Muhammad Shafi Kutty, the
comatose Indian national who could not fly home early this month because of
lack of critical lifesaving equipment on board, was flown home on Sunday by Air
India.
Dr. Govindraj Satyanarayan of Jubail’s KIM Medical Center accompanied Kutty. He
will be initially taken to Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences and will later receive
intensive treatment at Al-Shifa Hospital at Perintalmanna in Kerala’s Malappuram
Indian community representatives thanked Air India’s Eastern Province Manager
Vinod Kumar, India Fraternity Forum, doctors at King Fahd Military Hospital and
airport and immigration staff for facilitating Kutty’s return to his native place.
“All is well that ends well,” said Kumar. “We hope and pray for Kutty’s complete
recovery.” |
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| 19-08-2010 |
| Olympic Medal Winner Regains Life at KIMS Hospital |
The sportsman who ruled Nigerian athletics for almost a decade was left bed
ridden after a recent training accident. Olympic medal winner Sunday Bada,
had not only broken the bones in his arm and leg, but was also left with broken
dreams when he arrived to the capital. Now after his treatment at KIMS, he
is back on the track of life with regained confidence of returning to the sports
world.
Sunday Bada had specialized in the 400 metres event and had won three medals
at the World Indoor Championships, including a gold medal in 1997.
He was also a part of the Nigerian team that won the silver medal in 4 x 400
metres relay at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. The retired Nigerian sprinter was
later appointed Technical Director of the Nigerian Athletic federation. Whilst
working there, he met with an accident during a training program. A failed
attempt at performing a jump from one building to another, left his bones
shattered and also his dreams. The bones in his right arm and leg were broken,
and doctors in his home country had advised him to sleep on a wooden cot. He
was told that there was no other treatment and that he may go abroad to seek
the same. He is now seeing hope through the eyes of the specialists at KIMS
Hospital. From watching him suffer in unbearable pain, it was his friend who
unhesitatingly brought Mr. Bada to KIMS Hospital. The former athlete was
treated by Dr. Muhammed Nazeer – Coordinator, Department of Orthopedics
at KIMS Hospital. The Doctor’s expertise has paid off and is now helping Bada
in taking the baby steps back to life. Bada plans to stay in a private resort and
following a week’s observation, he will return to Nigeria. A gleam of happiness
and relief is now evident in his wife’s eyes as well.
As Technical Director of the Nigerian Athletics Federation, Bada's next aim
is to prepare his national team for the New Delhi commonwealth games.
When he returns to India, he plans to visit KIMS again for his follow up
treatment. “India is very much ahead in the field of sports medicine and if
African nations co-operate, the athletes in these nations will stand to gain a
lot”, said Bada and agreed Dr. M I Sahadulla, Chairman & Managing Director
of KIMS Hospital. |
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| 24 -07-2010 |
| KIMS Quality Conclave II |
Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences organized the KIMS Quality Conclave II on July 24, 2010 at Trivandrum. The Conclave; based on the central theme “Quality Healthcare – Dream to Reality”, was initiated as an opportunity for the healthcare community to exchange ideas and to get abreast with the current and future developments in quality patient care.
The Conclave was addressed by national and international healthcare experts, administrators, quality nursing and infection control specialists, who all shared experiences and innovative ideas in implementing quality initiatives in the hospital industry through active support from all stakeholders.
The Conclave delegates included hospital CEOs/administrators, hospital management professionals, medical directors, quality personnel, doctors, nursing supervisors, infection control practitioners and Hospital Administration students who have a passion for quality. |
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