Healthcare
City of Thrissur serves as a centre for healthcare in the Central Kerala. This portion covers Thrissur district, Palakkad district, Malappuram district and northern part of Ernakulam district. Most of the people in these districts come to City of Thrissur for their medical care. There are three medical colleges, Government Medical College, Thrissur, Amala Institute of Medical Sciences and Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, and few other hi-tech hospitals.
City of Thrissur has an ancient tradition of Ayurvedic treatment. From the Ashtavaidya tradition, Oushadhi, Vaidyaratnam Oushadhasala, Sitaram Ayurvedic Pharmacy Ltd, SNA Oushadhasala, Vaidyamadhaom Vaidyasala and Amala Ayurvedic Hospital & Research Centre located in City of Thrissur, All these firms have been instrumental in spreading the fame of Kerala Ayurvedic treatment, as thousands of overseas patients visit the Ayurvedic treatment facilities in and around Thrissur, every year. Vaidyaratnam runs a medical college and chikitsalayam, with global standards. Sitaram have a 100 bedded eight storied super specialty hospital in the City of Thrissur, envisaged as the first of its kind Ayurveda super specialty hospital in the country. SNA Oushadhasala is also planning a 100-bedded modern Ayurvedic hospital with modern cottages near the present SNA Nursing Home. Besides, SNA is also planning to set up a modernized exclusive Ayurvedic manuscript library.
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