Clinical materials are available in the hospital as per the Medical Council of India.

24 hours Blood Bank

Circulation of blood in a human body is essential for sustenance of life and therefore blood transfusion has acquired greater importance.

The Karpagam Medical College Hospital has established a blood bank, which has been approved by the Director of Drugs Control, Tamil Nadu and the Director General of Drugs Control (Central), New Delhi.

The blood collected from healthy and eligible donors of both sexes, after thorough testing, is stored in the blood bank for use in any emergency cases like patients undergoing surgeries or for those injured in road accidents needing transfusion of blood.

Blood components like fresh frozen plasma, concentrated RBCs, platelet rich concentrate, cryoprecipitate and stored plasma are available in the Karpagam Hospital.

The following screening tests are done on the collected blood:

• Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBs Ag)
• Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
• Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)
• STS (VDRL)

• Malarial Parasite
• Haemoglobin
• Packed Cell Volume (PCV)
• Blood Grouping & Rh typing

24 hours Ambulance

Karpagam Medical College Hospital has a 24 Hours Ambulance Service with 24 hours trauma care and accident relief departments to serve patients at all times. The hospital has dedicated staff manning the Ambulance and Emergency department round the clock, supported by Ambulances with state-of-the-art facilities.

Bookings can be done through the reception or by making a direct call to the Ambulance Service phone numbers listed below:

Contact No.: 0422-6464433, 6452888

Laboratories

The KFMS & R Hospital is provided with a Central Clinical laboratory with Pathology, Haematology, Microbiology and Clinical Biochemistry sections having all hi-tech equipments to cater the laboratory diagnostic requirements of the various clinical departments and their patients.

Operation Theatres

The Hospital is having 9 state-of-the-art major operation theatres and 2 minor operation theatres with necessary high end anesthetic and vital signs monitoring equipments , such as C-Arm,Multi para monitors with Capnograph, Respiratory Gas Monitors with Pulse oximeter, Defibrillators, Ventilators , Infusion and Syringe pumps. All the operation theatres are provided with Central Oxygen, Nitrous Oxide and suction facility.

Intensive Care

Intensive care units in Cardiology, Medicine, Neonatology, Paediatrics and Surgery with 5 BEDS each is available to treat needy patients. Major equipments for providing life saving and monitoring facilities such as multi para monitors, Ventilators, Arterial Blood Gas Monitors, Pulse Oximeters, Na, K Analyzer, Spirometer, UGI endoscope, Radiant Warmer s, Phototherapy units and Incubators are available in all Intensive Care Units.

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URBAN HEALTH CENTRE

Urban Health Centre is a non-profit Indian organization at Sundarapuram which aims to address health issues of the urban poor through a consultative and knowledge-sharing approach in partnership with government and civil society

We address health issues of the urban poor through a consultative and knowledge-sharing approach in partnership with government and civil society. We strive to build innovative replicable models and disseminate them to influence similar programs.

RURAL HEALTH CENTRE

The Rural Health Centre or the Commune Health Station at Thekani is where the first diagnosis should be made and responsibility for providing comprehensive, integrated continuing care.

We provide a full range of health promotion and prevention services including mother and child care

We provide curative care primarily to ambulatory patients and those with selected conditions.

The services provided in the rural health centre are the following:

• Out - Patient Consultation
• Dental consultation and Treatment
• Laboratory Testing
• Emergency/First Aid/Minor Surgery
• Obstetrics-Gynaecology
• Medicine