Kochi : Operating under the Cochin Co-operative Hospital Society—which was registered under the 1971 Co-operative Act to deliver high-quality healthcare at affordable rates to all sections of society—the Indira Gandhi Co-operative Hospital in Kadavanthra is celebrating five decades of medical excellence. The hospital features advanced medical facilities and expert services across various departments, including Cardiology, Oncology, Gastroenterology, General Medicine, Neurology, Urology, ENT, Orthopedics, Gynecology, and Pediatrics. It also operates a round-the-clock emergency care department along with a pharmacy, laboratory, MRI, CT scan, ultrasound, and X-ray facilities. Renowned for its cardiac care, the hospital has achieved key milestones, such as replacing open-heart procedures with keyhole surgeries and implanting the world’s smallest pacemaker, while continuing to offer low-cost cancer treatment, surgeries, and dialysis.
As part of its Golden Jubilee celebrations, Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan will inaugurate the newly constructed Golden Jubilee Block on Friday, October 30 at 12:00 PM in the hospital premises. The inauguration ceremony will be presided over by M.O. John, President of the Cochin Co-operative Hospitals Society. Society Secretary Ajay Tharayil announced that the event will feature prominent dignitaries, including Vice President Adv. B.A. Abdul Muthalib, MPs Hibi Eden, Benny Behanan, and Jebi Mather Hisham, Kochi Corporation Mayor Adv. V.K. Minimol, MLAs T.J. Vinod, Muhammed Shiyas, and Uma Thomas, alongside Medical Superintendent Dr. Sachidananda Kamath and Society Directors Augustus Cyril, T.H. Rasheed, Alappatt Muraleedharan, Dr. Haseena Muhammed, Iqbal Valiya Veettil, Indira Bhai Prasad, N.A. Abraham, P.D. Ashokan, and K.P. Vijayakumar. The details were shared during a press conference attended by Hospital Co-operative Society President M.O. John, Secretary Ajay Tharayil, and Vice President Abdul Muthalib.
