Charitable Hospital

The ethics-based growth model of the institution ensures that 43% of the profit is pooled back into the society in the form of charitable and philanthropic activities and the rest is utilised for the growth of the institution.

The Arya Vaidya Chikitsa Sala was established in 1924 at Kottakkal and this was rechristened as Arya Vaidya Sala Charitable Hospital, the main arm of Arya Vaidya Sala’s charitable activities. This was the only hospital providing free medical services in this area in those days.

The establishment of Charitable Hospital is very significant not only in the history of Arya Vaidya Sala but in the history of the evolution of Ayurvedic system of health care also. P.S. Varier established this facility for imparting practical instruction to the students of his Ayurveda College. He set up an Allopathic wing also, to function separately from Ayurvedic wing, for giving lessons in anatomy, physiology and surgery. These wings are continuing to function parallelly even now, but on a much larger scale.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

Charitable Hospital operates a Maternity Home, a Panchakarma Ward, a Special OP for Cancer and psychological problems.
Charitable Hospital has become a centre for Clinical Research where research on Cancer, Diabetes, Rheumatoid and Osteo-arthritis are being carried out.. There is an Ethical Committee and Clinical Research Committee which supervise the research activities..
A total of 7179 (Old patients – 5601, New patients – 1578) patients were received free clinical service and free medicines from the Cancer OP Clinic during the last year.
The IP unit, which can accommodate about 160 patients at a given time, provides medicines, therapy, food and accommodation free of cost to needy patients.
Shri Varier's successors have ensured that 45 per cent of the profit earned by the organisation is pooled back into the society through charitable and philanthropic activities.
Ministry of AYUSH ,Govt. of India has recognised AVS as a centre of Excellence in Cancer Research in 2022.

The establishment of Charitable Hospital is very significant not only in the history of Arya Vaidya Sala but in the history of the evolution of Ayurvedic system of health care also. P.S. Varier established this facility for imparting practical instruction to the students of his Ayurveda College. He set up an Allopathic wing also, to function separately from Ayurvedic wing, for giving lessons in anatomy, physiology, gynaecology and surgery. These wings are continuing to function parallel even now, but on a much larger scale. A full-fledged maternity ward was in operation and lot of poor patient availed this facility in till recently.

The patients can opt either Ayurvedic or Allopathic course of treatment. About 800 patients attend the out patient unit every day. Allopathic drugs are bought from the market by Arya Vaidya Sala and given free to the patients. The classical Ayurvedic medicines are also given free to the patients. More importantly, the Charitable Hospital facility, over the period of time, has expanded its areas of operation. It has become a centre for clinical research. Cancer, diabetes, rheumatoid and osteo-arthritis are the areas in which clinical research is being carried out. There is an Ethical Committee and Clinical Research Committee which supervise the research activities.

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