District Hospital, Kollam

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A. A. Rahim memorial District Hospital
Government of Kerala
District Hospital, Kollam
Geography
Location Kollam, India
Services
Emergency department yes
Beds537
Helipad No
History
Opened1957

A. A. Rahim memorial District Hospital, Kollam is a general hospital located in Kollam, Kerala, India. It is the main referral hospital for the Kollam district, and it provides a wide range of medical services, including inpatient and outpatient care, diagnostic and therapeutic services, and research. The hospital was established in 1940, and it is currently managed by the Kerala government. It was renamed after A.A. Rahim, politician, freedom fighter, and union minister.

It is established on December 20, 1957, under the ownership of as a secondary level care institution. District hospital Kollam has sanctioned bed strength of 537. There are over 21 outpatient departments including of General Medicine, General Surgery, Ortho, ENT, Ophthalmology, Psychiatry, Dermatology, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Geriatrics, NCD Clinic, ART Clinic, Pulmonology Clinic, Transgender Clinic, Filaria Clinic, IDRV Clinic, STD Clinic, Chemotherapy, Dialysis, Blood Bank. [1]

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References

  1. "Kollam HDMP" (PDF).

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