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{{Infobox hospital
| name = Aster Medcity
| org_group = [[Aster DM Healthcare]]
| image = Aster Medcity Hospital Entrance.jpg
| caption = Hospital complex
| logo = Aster_Medcity_Logo.png
| coordinates = {{coord|10|02|36|N|76|16|41|E|display=inline,title}}
| location = [[Cheranallur]], [[Kochi]]
| state = [[Kerala]]
| country = India
| healthcare = [[Quaternary]]
| type =
| speciality =
| emergency = Yes
| affiliation =
| beds = {{URL|https://www.asterhospitals.in/hospitals/aster-medcity-kochi|800}}
| founded = 6 May 2015
| closed = 
| website = {{URL|https://www.asterhospitals.in/hospitals/aster-medcity-kochi|Official Website}}
| other_links = 
}}

'''Aster Medcity''' is a [[quaternary care]] healthcare centre in the city of [[Kochi]] and one of the largest in [[South India]].<ref name="Aster Medcity Hospital in Kochi – in pictures">{{cite web | url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/aster-medcity-hospital-in-kochi-in-pictures-1.115040 | title=Aster Medcity Hospital in Kochi – in pictures | publisher=The National | date=2015 | access-date=4 July 2015}}</ref> It is the flagship hospital of [[Aster DM Healthcare]], a healthcare conglomerate founded by [[Azad Moopen]].<ref name="Aster DM Healthcare">{{cite web | url=https://asterdmhealthcare.com/ | title=Aster DM Healthcare | publisher=Aster DM Healthcare | date=2015 | access-date=4 July 2015}}</ref> This was the third venture of the group in Kerala, after [[Aster MIMS]] and DM Wayanad Institute of Medical Sciences (DMWIMS).<ref name="Kalam opens Aster Medcity in Kerala">{{cite web|url=http://gulftoday.ae/portal/f50e70b3-99fe-4573-bd22-5c59fec29f58.aspx |title=Kalam opens Aster Medcity in Kerala |publisher=Gulf Today |date=7 May 2015 |access-date=4 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705121753/http://gulftoday.ae/portal/f50e70b3-99fe-4573-bd22-5c59fec29f58.aspx |archive-date=5 July 2015 }}</ref>

==Overview==
[[File:Aster Medcity Front lobby.jpg|left|thumb|Main Reception]]
Aster Medcityis a {{INR}} 5.5 billion waterfront facility<ref name="Medcity — A big relief for advanced stage patients">{{cite web | url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/mobile/inside.asp?xfile=/data/international/2014/November/international_November202.xml&section=international | title=Medcity — A big relief for advanced stage patients | publisher=Khaleej Times | date=10 November 2014 | access-date=4 July 2015}}</ref> located along Kutti Sahib Road in [[Cheranallur]], a [[suburb]] of [[Kochi]] and its 40-acre campus is situated on the banks of the [[Kerala backwaters|backwaters]] of Kochi.<ref name="Kalam opens Aster Medcity in Kerala" /> The hospital complex, designed by HKS Architects, has a built up space measuring a total of 62,710 square metres.<ref name="HKS Architects">{{cite web | url=http://www.hksinc.com/places/dm-healthcare-aster-medcity/ | title=HKS Architects | publisher=HKS Architects | date=2015 | access-date=4 July 2015}}</ref> The hospital is 7 km from the city center and is accessible through the [[National Highway 66 (India)]]. [[Edappally railway station]] is 7.3 km away and the nearest airport is [[Kochi International Airport]], 24.7 km from the hospital by road. The distance to the [[National Highway 544]] is 7.9 km at [[Edappally Junction|Edappally bye-pass junction]] where [[Lulu International Shopping Mall, Kochi|Lulu Mall]], the largest shopping mall in the country, is located.

The hospital has an in-patient capacity of 800 beds and has 24 hour emergency and accident trauma care facilities.<ref name="Kalam opens Aster Medcity in Kerala" /> The hospital has been functioning since September 2014 after a soft launch but the official dedication ceremony was on 6 May 2015, when the institution was inaugurated by the former president of India, [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]].<ref name="Kalam opens Aster Medcity in Kerala" />

==Facilities==
[[File:Laproscopic Surgery Robot.jpg|left|thumb|[[da Vinci Surgical System]].]]
The hospital has a general clinical division which includes internal medicine, general surgery, cilinical imaging, anesthesia and critical care, emergency, pulmonology, otorhynolaryngology, dermatology, craniomaxillofacial surgery, dental sciences, infectious diseases and infection control, psychiatry and nuclear medicine. It also has eight centres of excellence such as cardiac sciences, orthopedics, neurosciences, nephrology and urology, oncology, gastroenterology and hepatology, women's health and child and adolescent health, each staffed by independent medical teams composed of specialists, nursing and ancillary staff and technicians.<ref name="Medcity — A big relief for advanced stage patients" />

Aster Medcity has facility for Minimal Access Robotic Surgery (MARS) using [[da Vinci Surgical System]] and is reported to be the first hospital in Kerala to provide the service.<ref name="Medcity — A big relief for advanced stage patients" /> The system employs telesurgical master-slave robotic system and the surgery is carried out using robotic arms instead of human hands.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}} The Diagnostics division is equipped with 3 Tesla Digital [[MRI Scanner]], 256 slice [[CT Scanner]], Digital [[Mammography]] system, The Dexa, Digital X-Ray, Time of Flight PET CT, Cath Lab Allura Clarity system, Flat panel Bi-plane Hybrid Cath Lab, Colour Doppler Systems electronic 4D Imaging and Ultrasound Machines with multi modal image fusion. The clinical laboratory which conducts biochemistry, haematology, bacteriology, mycology, BS Level 3 tuberculosis, serology, immunology, histopathology, neuropathology, renal pathology, pulmonary pathology, haematopathology, bone pathology and onco pathology tests, is integrated with the hospital information system. The hospital has an ambulance service, a pharmacy and a rehabilitation centre. A blood bank is also operational round the clock in the hospital

==Other services==
Aster Medcity is linked to Aster Foundation, an independent charitable [[non governmental organization]], engaged in providing free medical assistance to financially compromised patients.<ref name="Dr. Moopen's Foundation initiative helps Dubai-based Filipino boy get a new lease of life">{{cite web|url=http://www.godubai.com/citylife/print.asp?pr=91021 |title=Dr. Moopen's Foundation initiative helps Dubai-based Filipino boy get a new lease of life |publisher=GoDubai |date=2015 |access-date=4 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705180241/http://www.godubai.com/citylife/print.asp?pr=91021 |archive-date=5 July 2015 }}</ref> The hospital serves as a referral healthcare centre for patients from the [[Persian Gulf]] region. The group has opened help desks in Qatar<ref name="Aster Medcity, south Asia’s largest quaternary care hospital, sets up a helpdesk in Qatar">{{cite web | url=http://ameinfo.com/finance-and-economy/economy/healthcare/aster-medcity-south-asias-largest-quaternary-care-hospital-sets-helpdesk-qatar/ | title=Aster Medcity, south Asia’s largest quaternary care hospital, sets up a helpdesk in Qatar | publisher=AME Info | date=2015 | access-date=4 July 2015}}</ref> and Oman<ref name="Aster DM Healthcare to Start Helpdesks in Oman">{{cite web | url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-367098294.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924154826/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-367098294.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=24 September 2015 | title=Aster DM Healthcare to Start Helpdesks in Oman | date=24 April 2014 | access-date=4 July 2015}}</ref> for this purpose.

==See also==
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* [[Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences]]
* [[Aster DM Healthcare]]
* [https://www.asterlabs.in/ Asterlabs]
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==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Aster Medcity}}
* {{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3ZOOzCXI7M | title=Aster Medcity | publisher=Lensman Moviemakers | work=[[YouTube]] video | date=1 August 2014 | access-date=4 July 2015}}
* {{cite web | url=http://kumganghealthcare.com/hospitals/dm-aster-in-cochin.html | title=DM Aster Hospital | publisher=K Healthcare | date=2015 | access-date=9 September 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127044518/http://kumganghealthcare.com/hospitals/dm-aster-in-cochin.html | archive-date=27 November 2015 | url-status=dead }}

{{Health in Kerala |state=collapsed}}
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[[Category:2015 establishments in Kerala]]
[[Category:Hospitals in Kochi]]
[[Category:Hospitals established in 2015]]

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