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AMALA
CANCER HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTRE |
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1.Amala
Ayurveda Bhavan
The Indian
system of Medicine, Amala Ayurveda is ancient
and rich. Its earliest concepts are set
out in the sacred writings called the Vedas,
especially in the metrical passages of the
Atharvaveda, which may possibly date as
far back as the 2nd millennium BC. This
system of Medicine has been practiced in
the Country from time immemorial and has
stood the test of time. Amala realised the
potentials of this holistic system. This
resulted in establishing Amala Ayurveda
Hospital in the Complex in February 1982.
Amala Ayurveda Hospital & Research Centre
consists of (a) Amala Ayurveda Hospital
(b) Amala Ayurveda Research Wing (c)Ayurveda
Medicine Production Unit (d) Amala Ayurveda
Bhavan
(a) Amala Ayurveda Hospital
Pizhichil The Ayurveda Hospital was started
functioning from 1982. The hospital has
specialised treatments for all types of
Rheumatic disorders, Bronchial and allergic
Asthma, Diabetic Mellitus and certain immuno
defficiency diseases.
Dhara A team of highly qualified and experienced
Ayurvedic Doctors and paramedical staff
are providing treatment and care.
Navarakkizhi The Ayurveda Hospital has a
bed strength of 60. Hospital offers Panchakarma
Therapy and Kerala special treatments like
Pizhichil, Navarakizhi, Thailadhara, Pathrapadaswatham,
Choornakizhi, Balukaswatham etc to the patients
who have complaints of hemiplegia, paraplegia,
facial paralysis, rheumatoid, arthritis
etc
A fully equipped Panchakarma theatre has
been constructed to give these treatments.
(b) Amala Ayurveda Research Wing
The research wing is started for cancer
research as a grant-in-aid research projects
of Central Council for Research in Ayurveda
and Sidha, Govt. of India, New Delhi
(c) Ayurveda Medicine Production
Unit
The hospital is directly operating a medicine
production unit. This ensures availability
of genuine drug preparations as the drugs
are for exclusive direct distribution to
patients at a reasonable price.
d) Amala Ayurveda Bhavan
The hospital also provides special health
resort cottages namely, "Ayurveda Bhavan
" for patients from abroad and within
the country who seek rejuvenative and curative
therapy. These air-conditioned facilities
are well furnished with modern necessities.
Reservation is available for treatment and
stay at Amala Bhavan.
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2.Cancer
Hospital
Cancer
Hospital offers the complete range of modern
facilities necessary to take care of Cancer
patients. The comprehensive therapeutic
services comprises Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy
and Cancer Surgery.
Chemotherapy
A dedicated and highly trained team of Oncologists,
Nursing and Paramedical personnel are involved
in the process of providing specialized
care. Cancer Hospital has its own reception
and ambulatory area. Its wards and private
rooms accommodate 240 Inpatients at a time.
It serves an average of 22,000 outpatients
and 3000 inpatients annually.
Chemotherapy |
Cobalt 60 Tele-therapy Unit |
Selectron Brachytherapy. |
The
major Radiotherapy systems include:
- Cobalt 60 Tele-therapy
Unit
- Gammarex - R.Tele
Cobalt60 Unit
- Theratron 780-Tele
Cobalt60 (A.E.C.L.) Unit
- Theratron Phoenix
(A.E.C.L) Unit
- Selectron (LDR/MDR)
remote after loading Brachytherapy Unit
- Selectron Brachytherapy.
- Caesium137 tubes
- Iridium192 wire sources
- Iridium wire preparation
station (Nucletron, Holland)
- Radiation Therapy
Treatment Planning Decision Support
System (Multidata, USA).
Palliative
care has a greater significance in a Cancer
Hospital. It is the active total care of
patients and their families by a multi-professional
team at a time when the patient's disease
is no longer responsive to curative treatment.
Palliative care responds to physical, psychological,
social and spiritual needs. The goal is
the highest possible quality of life for
both patient and family.
To achieve
these goals Amala organised an unique Pain
Clinic. It is unique in the sense that it
succeeded in combining both modern and oriental
systems of pain management. Clinic possesses
a number of high-tech auto syringe drive
loaders for ophioid administration. The
Oriental systems include Ayurvedic oil massages
and Acupuncture Analgesia. Clinic successfully
tapped the potentials of the Music Therapy
too.
Counselling and Prayer Service Team
At no time is the patient's need for psychosocial
and spiritual support more pressing than
during terminal illness. A Counselling and
Prayer Service Team comprising Psychologists
and Spiritual Counselors are working in
coordination with Medical Personnel to serve
this purpose.
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3.General
Hospital
The General
Hospital Section is organised mainly to
make the services of other branches of Medicine
easily available to Cancer patients.
General
Hospital offers services of 21 well established
Departments/Divisions. They are: Cardiology,
Gastroenterology, Pulmonology, Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery, Neuro-surgery, Cardio-Thoracic
Surgery, Surgical Oncology, General Surgery,
Neurology, Medicine, Orthopaedics, E.N.T.,
Oral & Maxillo-facial Surgery, Dentistry,
Maxillo-facial Prosthetics, Gynaecology
& Obstetrics, Paediatrics, Dermatology,
Psychiatry, Anaesthesiology, Radiology &
Imageology and Pathology.
Success
of our hospital complex largely resulted
by efficient and effective interaction between
these Departments and Cancer Hospital. Each
of these Departments is manned by one or
more specialists with years of experience
and high professional standing. They were
supported by a team of Resident Medical
Officers. A row of individual physician's
offices, investigative and treatment areas
forms General Hospital Ambulatory.
General
Hospital handles an average of 1,20,000
Outpatients and 16,000 Inpatients annually.
Presently, its Inpatient facility has a
capacity for managing 310 patients.
Department of Cardiology
Department
of Cardiology is full-fledged with
an Intensive Coronary Care Unit.
Its non-invasive laboratory comprises
Bio-chemistry, Echocardiography
with Colour Doppler and computerized
Treadmill Test. I.C.C.U. has a capacity
of 7 beds provided with equipments
for monitoring vital parameters.
It maintains defibrillators and
all other essential equipments and
drugs |
Siemens Servo Ventilator 900 C |
Department
if Gastroentrology
Department of Gastroenterology was started
in the year 1996. The department is most
advanced with facilities for doing videogastroscopy,
videocolonoscopy and videoduodenoscopy
Department
if Gastroentrology
Neurology Department started functioning
from August 1997 onwards. In addition to
the regular ambulatory services, emergency
and critical care services are also provided
round the clock. The Electrophysiology Laboratory
is equipped with a modern 16 +2 channel
EEG Machine. The Lab will be soon upgraded
with addition of an Electromyogrpahy System
with facilities for Evoked Potential studies
(VEP,BAEP and SSEP).
16 channel EEG
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Diagnostic
Radiology & Imageology
Radiology Department incorporates not only
the conventional Radiology but also the
imaging science of Ultrasonography.
Conventional
Radiology equipment comprises:
- GE 700
mA X-ray machine
- GE 300 mA X-ray machine
- Siemens 60 mA mobile system
- Siemens 7 mA Dental X-ray
Specialised
Radiology equipment comprises:
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Philips Mammodiagnost Mammography Unit with
Cytoguide (stereotactic biopsy device)
- Philips 9" C-arm X-ray unit with
immageintensifier and D.S.A (digital substraction
angiography)
- C.T. (Computed Tomography) Scanner.
Ultrasonography
-GE Medical Systems - RT 4600
Computed Sonography System with 3.5 MHz
linear and 3.5 MHz phased array
sector transducer and Doppler attachment.
- Siemens
Sonoline SX Ultrasound Scanner.
- Toshiba Ultrasound diagnostic system with
colour doppler having the following transducers:
1. Electronic
phased array cardiac 3.75 MHz probe 2. Electronic
convex 3.75 MHz probe 3. Electronic
endovaginal 6.0 MHz
probe with biopsy guide 4. 1.9 MHz pencil
probe
Laboratory Services
Laboratory Services at Amala
provide a complete range of tests and investigations
necessary for a modern multispeciality hospital.
The services include Biochemistry, Microbiology,
Histopathology, Virology and Immunology.
Haematology Biochemistry and Immunology
services are provided with automatic analyzers
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4.Homeopathic
Treatment & Research Centre
The Homeopathic
Treatment and Research Centre was started
in 1989 for the treatment of Cancer and
other diseases and research. The Centre
has 3 Homeopathic Practitioners and one
Researcher cum Practitioner. The principal
field of research is Cancer. The Centre
has published research papers in several
well known international and national journals.
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Cancer Research Centre
Amala
Cancer Research Centre is a recognised institution
having pure research sections in Biochemistry,
Immunology, Pharmacology, Virology, Mycology,
Tissue Culture and Cytogenetics and applied
research sections in Radiation Oncology,
Surgical Oncology and Medical Oncology.
It is approved by the Universities of Calicut
and Mahatma Gandhiji for Ph.D programmes
in Basic Medical Sciences and has recognition
from scientific bodies like I.C.M.R., D.A.E.,
D.S.T., and C.S.I.R.
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Tissue Culture
Lab Research Centre has shown a remarkable
growth in both scientific and academic fields
starting from its inception in 1984. All
the scholars of first batch registered for
Ph.D. were awarded with the Doctorate by
Calicut University. The total number of
students who received Ph.D. is 18 and the
fields include Biochemistry and Immunology.
Centre also helped many students from other
universities to do their dissertation in
M.Sc. and M.Phil.
Experimental cancer research:Identification
of anticancer drugs from plants and synthetic
compound,Chemo prevention, Carcinogenesis,
Anticarcinogenic compounds from p;lant sourses,Immunotherapy
, AntiOxidents, Antineoplastic secondary
metabolites, Antineoplastic fungal metabolities,
Radiation biology, Industrial toxicology,Identificaton
drugs aganist AIDS , Antidibetic agents,
Hypolypidemic agents, Antianthrogenic agents
,Homoeopathic drug development.
Clinical
cancer research:Effect of immunomodulators
in reducing ieukopienia,use of chemo preventiove
agents as adjuvents in chemotherapy to reduce
leukopaenia,Radiation protectors ,Use of
antioxidents in reducing toxicityn induced
by mycotoxin,alcohol and industrial solvents,
Use of new anticancer agents, indijenous
drugs research in leukaemia and in pain
relief,anti-AIDS drugs, Anticancer Homoeopathic
drugs.
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6.Dharmasala
Two free
lodgings namely 'House of Hope' and 'House
of Fellowship' having a total capacity a
of 64 beds is operated by the Institution.
They facilitate overnight stay of poor patients
and bye-standers. Hospital is also conducting
a free meal programme for Cancer patients
namely
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7.Academic
Doctor of
Philosophy - Universities of Calicut and
Mahatma Gandhi have recognised Amala Cancer
Research Centre for Ph.D. work in subjects
of Immunology, Biochemistry and Radiobiology.
Nursing
and Paramedical Courses - Nursing teaching
programmes conducted in the Institution
has a positive influence in our nursing
care. The General Nursing and Midwifery
Diploma course was started in 1980. It has
a sanctioned strength of 27 students in
a batch.
Amala
has started Radiodiagnostic Technology Course
in the year 1993. This two year diploma
course is affiliated to C.M.A.I. During
1996 two more diploma programmes namely
" Radiotherapy Technicians Course"
and "Laboratory Technicians Course"
were started with affiliation from C.M.A.I.
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