Little Flower Hospital

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Little Flower Hospital and Research Centre
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Angamali - Little Flower Hospital
Little Flower Hospital
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Geography
Location Angamaly, Kochi - 683572, Kerala, India
Coordinates 10°11′27″N76°23′22″E / 10.1908°N 76.3894°E / 10.1908; 76.3894
Services
Emergency department Yes
Beds950
History
Opened1936
Links
Website http://lfhospital.org/
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Little Flower Hospital & Research Centre is a 610-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.

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