Medical College Hospital at Arpookara started functionning on 14.04.1970 with a humble begining. [ Later the Medical College campus and surrounding locality were named as 'GANDHINAGAR' from 1974 ]. Construction of ABC and EFG blocks of MCH were completed during 1969 & 1970 respectively.

As an initial step, General Medicine & Surgery Departments were shifted from Dist. Hospital, Kottayam to Arpookara leaving the other departments continue to function at Dist. Hospital to Medical College Hospital Gandhinagar from 1970 to 1975.The bed strength was 837.



Gradually, the main hospital has grown up and at present the bed strength is 1471 with 25 clinical departments including all speciality and super speciality with all diagnostic and therapeutic facilities.



The Department / Speciality breakup is as follows:



1. General Medicine

2. Cardiology

3. TB & Chest Diseases

4. Psychiatry

5. Dermatology & Venereology

6. Gastroenterology

7. Neurology

8. Nephrology

9. Infectious diseases

10. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

11. General Surgery

12. Orthopaedics

13. ENT

14. Neurosurgery

15. Ophthalmology

16. Genitourinary

17. Plastic Surgery

18. Cardiothoracic Surgery

19. Oral & Maxillofacial [Dental]

20. Obst.& Gynaecology

21. Radio diagnosis

22. Radiotherapy

23. Anaesthesiology

24. Neonatology

25. Family Welfare

Contact Details:-

Government Medical College Kottayam

Gandhinagar, Kottayam – 686 008.

Phone No. 91- 481 2597284, 2597279

Fax: 91- 481 2597284

Email: office@kottayammedicalcollege.org

medicalcollegekottayam@gmail.com

Website : www.kottayammedicalcollege.org