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Resuming Life After Heart Transplantation at Amrita Hospital

Resuming Life After Heart Transplantation at Amrita Hospital

August 26, 2020

The heart of Kelvin who succumbed to brain death will continue to beat through Shabeer. Thirty-nine year old Shabeer had been suffering from end stage heart failure for close to. . .

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Amrita Faculty Delivers Talk on “COVID-19: Experiences from Kerala and India”

Amrita Faculty Delivers Talk on “COVID-19: Experiences from Kerala and India”

July 7, 2020

Dr. K. Vijayakumar, Professor and HOD at the Department of Community Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, was invited by Maternal and Infant Health Canada (The University of British. . .

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Amrita Designs Low-Cost Respiratory Protection System for Health Workers

Amrita Designs Low-Cost Respiratory Protection System for Health Workers

May 22, 2020

Powered Air-Purifying Respirator (PAPR) Hood Mount, an ultra low-cost respiratory protection system for doctors and health workers on the frontlines, has been designed by Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. A PAPR (Powered. . .

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Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) Develops Safe Mask Using 3D Printing Technology

Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) Develops Safe Mask Using 3D Printing Technology

May 13, 2020

Shortage of N-95 and equivalent safe masks is an important challenge to address. Our 3D Printing & Innovation Lab, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences. Kochi, had developed our own mask. . .

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Amrita Hospital Gets COVID Testing Approval

Amrita Hospital Gets COVID Testing Approval

May 7, 2020

Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, has received approval from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to conduct RT-PCR tests for COVID-19. Real-time RT-PCR is a nuclear-derived method for detecting the. . .

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Hacks for Frontline Health Workers on War Against COVID from Amrita Hospital

Hacks for Frontline Health Workers on War Against COVID from Amrita Hospital

May 4, 2020

Medical Professionals from Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS), Kochi campus, has come up with the hacks for making face-shields, improvements on standard surgical masks and acrylic barriers to prevent. . .

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Amrita’s Half-Minute Face Visor – Disposable Face Shields for COVID-19 Response

Amrita’s Half-Minute Face Visor – Disposable Face Shields for COVID-19 Response

April 19, 2020

The technical team at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi campus, has come up with a jugaad for a low-cost face visor for medical professionals which is faster to produce. . .

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Amrita Doctor’s Book on COVID-19 Receives Global Acclaim

Amrita Doctor’s Book on COVID-19 Receives Global Acclaim

April 15, 2020

Dr. Tinku K. Joseph, Associate Professor and Consultant Interventional Pulmonologist, Amrita School of Medicine, Kochi, had put together a book that provided all essential details on the COVID-19, novel coronavirus. . .

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Free Telemedicine Consultations at Amrita Hospital during COVID-19 Crisis

Free Telemedicine Consultations at Amrita Hospital during COVID-19 Crisis

April 5, 2020

During the COVID-19 crisis, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS), Kochi, has been providing free telemedicine consultations for patients, including all super specialities and broad specialties. Over 3000 patients were. . .

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Amrita Doctors Win Prizes at Safe and Sustainable Hospitals (SASH 2020) Conference

Amrita Doctors Win Prizes at Safe and Sustainable Hospitals (SASH 2020) Conference

February 27, 2020

Dr. Dinesh, Hospital Administrator, Professor & HOD, Department of Hospital Administration, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, was awarded first prize his paper “Cost Benefit and Cost Utility of Cyberknife. . .

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