Amala Institute of Medical Sciences

Amala Institute of Medical sciences
Geography
Location	Thrissur, Kerala, India
Organisation
Funding	Non-profit hospital
Services
Emergency department	Yes
History
Opened	1978
Links
Website	www.amalaims.org

Amala Institute of Medical Sciences is a private medical college near Amalanagar, in Thrissur city, of Kerala state. It is a Christian minority institution established and administered by the Devamatha Province of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI), an indigenous religious congregation founded in 1831.^[1][2]

History

Amala was established in 1978 as a nonprofit, charitable institution aimed at treatment and management of Cancer in Thrissur. The institution was formally inaugurated on 25 April 1978 by the then President of India, Neelam Sanjiva Reddy. The hospital complex was situated on the slopes of the Vilangan Hills, spreading over a 40-acre (160,000 m²) campus.^[3]

See also

• Azeezia Medical College

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Education
Universities	University of Calicut Kerala University of Health Sciences Kerala Agricultural University Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA)
Engineering colleges	Maharaja's Technological Institute Government Engineering College, Thrissur Vidya Academy of Science and Technology
Medical colleges	Government Medical College, Thrissur Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute Amala Institute of Medical Sciences
Colleges	Academy of climate change education and research College of Fine Arts, Thrissur College of Horticulture Government Law College, Thrissur Kerala Veterinary College, Mannuthy St. Thomas College, Thrissur St. Mary's College, Thrissur Sree Kerala Varma College St. Aloysius College, Thrissur Sri C. Achutha Menon Government College Vadakke Madham Brahmaswam Vedic Research Centre Vimala College
Institutes	Kerala Lalita Kala Akademi Police Dog Training Centre Civil Defence Training Institute Excise Academy and Research Centre Kerala Forest Research Institute Kerala Fire and Rescue Services Academy Kerala Sahitya Academy Kerala Sangeetha Nadaka Academy Centre of Science and Technology for Rural Development
Ayurveda colleges	Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda College National Research Institute for Panchakarma

Economy
Ayurveda	Oushadhi KP Namboodiris Thrissur Ayurveda Cluster Vaidyaratnam Oushadhasala
Finance	Chit fund Lord Krishna Bank South Indian Bank Catholic Syrian Bank Kerala State Financial Enterprise Dhanalakshmi Bank Manappuram General Finance and Leasing Ltd
Retail	Kaja Beedi Rajah Motors Kalyan Silks Kalyan Group Kalyan Jewellers InfoPark Thrissur Jos Alukka & Sons Kerala Solvent Extractions Ltd Steel Industries Kerala Limited Steel and Industrial Forgings Ltd Sitaram Spinning and Weaving Mills Lulu Convention Centre Thiruvambady Convention Centre, Thrissur Gold business in Thrissur
Central business district	Kokkalai Puzhakkal Swaraj Round Sakthan Thampuran Nagar

Transport
Railway	Stations Vallathol Nagar Mullurkara Wadakkanchery Mulankunnathukavu Punkunnam Thrissur Ollur Pudukad Nellayi Irinjalakuda Chalakudi Divine Nagar Koratty Lines Shoranur – Cochin Harbour section Guruvayur–Thrissur spur line
Road	National highways National Highway 544 (India) National Highway 66 (India) State highways State Highway 22 (Kerala) State Highway 49 (Kerala) State Highway 50 (Kerala) State Highway 51 (Kerala) State Highway 58 (Kerala) State Highway 59 (Kerala) State Highway 61 (Kerala) State Highway 62 (Kerala) State Highway 69 (Kerala) State Highway 74 (Kerala) State Highway 75 (Kerala) State Highway 76 (Kerala) State Highway 77 (Kerala) Bus stations Shaktan Thampuran Private Bus Stand, Thrissur Thrissur KSRTC Bus Station
Air	Kuttanellur Heliport