Little Flower Hospital and Research Centre | |
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Geography | |
Location | Angamaly, Kochi - 683572, Kerala, India |
Coordinates | 10°11′27″N 76°23′22″E / 10.1908°N 76.3894°ECoordinates: 10°11′27″N 76°23′22″E / 10.1908°N 76.3894°E |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes |
Beds | 950 |
History | |
Founded | 1936 |
Links | |
Website | http://lfhospital.org/ |
Lists | Hospitals in India |
Little Flower Hospital & Research Centre is an 950-bed multi-specialty hospital in the town of Angamaly, Eranakulam District, about 25 kilometres north of Kochi, situated at the junction of the Main Central Road of Kerala with the National Highway 47. The hospital is run by the Major Archdiocese of Ernakulam -Angamaly of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. It offers a number of specialties including Cardiology, General Surgery, Orthopaedics & Trauma, Plastic & Microvascular Surgery, Neurosurgery, Urology, Eye, ENT, General Medicine and its allied specialties, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Paediatrics etc. The hospital is a regional referral unit for Ophthalmology, trauma and General Surgery.
The hospital has various training programmes at graduate level in the disciplines nursing, physiotherapy, optometry as well as in general nursing and midwifery. The hospital is also recognized by the National Board of Examinations for the training of doctors towards the Diplomate of National Board in General Surgery, General Medicine & Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Child Health.