General Surgical Unit
There are two units of General surgery fully equipped to function round the clock, headed by eminent surgeon Dr. Suresh Cherian (Formerly of Lissi Hospital Ernakulam). The unit is capable of meeting any surgical conditions. Laproscopic surgeries and Diagnostic Endoscopy are performed daily. The S.I.C.U. is well set and is well equipped.
Facilities Available
  Fully equipped modern Operation Theatre
  Surgical I.C.U.
  Video Gastroendoscope
  Video Colonoscope / Sigmoidoscope
  Cryosurgery for Haemorrhoids
  Doppler study for Varicose vein and
  Peripheral vascular diseases.
Services Provided
  All types of general surgeries
  Surgery for all types of Hernia
  Thyroid, Endocrine surgeries
Cancer surgeries - Radical surgery for cancer involving Breast, Thyroid, Lymphomas, Esophagus, Stomach, Liver, Gall Bladder, Pancreas, Small & large intestine, Rectum & Colorectal malignancies etc.
  Gastro-intestinal surgeries
Surgeries of
Esophagus, Stomach, Liver, Gall stones and other gall bladder diseases, Bile duct, Pancreas, small and large intestine, Rectum, Rectal prolapse, Haemorrhoids, Fistula, Fissure, Appendix.
  Surgeries for varicose vein, diabetic foot.
  Cryosurgery for Haemorrhoids.
  Parotid and submandibular tumors.
  Thyroid and thyroglosal cyst.
  Hydrocele
  Varicocele
  Testicular tumors and un-descended testis
  All types of Breast lumps
Lasproscopic surgery
  Appendicectomy
  Cholecystectomy
  Diagnostic Laproscopy
  Adhesiolytis
  Hernia repair
Gynaecological Laparoscopy for
  Diagnostic Laproscopy
  Ectopic pregnancy
  Hysterectomy
Diagnostic Procedure
  Upper GI Endoscopy
  Colonoscopy
  Sigmoidoscopy
All other modern diagnostic facilities available in the hospital.
Consultants

Dr. Anu Antony Varghese MS
(Laproscopic Surgeon)
Dr. Simon MBBS, MS
(General & Laproscopic Surgeon)

Blood Bank (Licensed)

Coombs X match, Albumin X match, Saline X match, ICT, DCT, Blood Transfusion, Blood Group and Rh, Du factor, Cold antibodies

X Ray
  24 hours service available
  Sophisticated latest Equipments
  Specially Trained Staff

Pharmacy
  24 hours service available
  Well qualified Staff
  Well Stocked
OAC Child Care and Psycho - Medicine Department

“Enlightenment & Healing”

The department completed its 10 years service in 2005.
No man is born healthy or ill. As each individual is the product of the interaction between heredity and environment his psychological health too depends on both these factors. Disharmony an impersonality prevail all areas of life. As a result both child and adult invariably becomes a prey of stress and strain. Psychological ill health, sexual abuse and substance abuse have become a threat to the world of little minds too. Taking into consideration these factors Holy Family Hospital started the mental health department for child and adult in 1995 October.

Aim of the department is:

  To improve mental health
  Treatment of psychological disorders
  To improve cognitive capacity
A. OAC child unit

This is one among the few centres where ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is treated effectively. Other problems for which you can seek help are:

 
  Conduct disorder (lying, stealing, aggressiveness etc.)
  Oppositional defiant disorder (opposition, disobedience etc)
  Conversion disorder.
  Learning Disability
  Amnesia (memory failure)
  Sleep disorder
  Anxiety & depression
  Autism
  Relationship problem
  Suicidal tendency

Other Facilities Available in the Department

  IQ test
  Aptitude test
  Personality test
  Vocational preference test

Seminars and camps on personality development, memory training, brain activation etc. are conducted regularly. Seminars for parents are also conducted occasionally.

B. Adult unit

You can approach the unit for:

  Anxiety disturbances
  Fear & phobias
  Depression and suicide
  Paranoid delusional disorder
  Sleep disturbances
  Personality disorders
  Couple problem etc.

Method of treatment

Mainly the treatment is done using psychological means and psychopharmacology therapy. Therapeutic tutoring, somato-psychic therapy, group therapies are also used for the improvement of mental health. More than treatment the integrated cure and growth of the person are the aim of all interventions.

A team headed by Dr.Sr.Shalu Koikara B.C.H.M.S; Ph.D; M.D.C.M. is working in the department. Dr. Shalu apart from being an expert clinician in the field of child mental health is the author of several books and contributes to different magazines and dailies in the form of articles. She has presented papers in national and international conferences. She won awards for her accomplishments and service in the mental health field. She is a lecturer in the Holy Family College of Nursing and apart from that conducts seminars and workshops for different groups like students (schools, colleges etc.), teachers, parents and different organizations. She is a well known orator too.

Other Facilities
  Electroencephalography (EEG)
  Nerve Conduction Study
  Operation Theatre with Modern Equipments
  Well equipped labour room
  Computerized X ray and portable X ray
  Computerized spirometry
  NIBP, SPO2 & ECG Monitors
  Coddle graph foetal monitor
  Pulmonary Function Test
  24 hours Clinical Laboratory
  24 hours Pharmacy
  24 hours X ray & ECG
  24 hours Ambulance Service
  24 hours Casualty and Trauma Care Centre
  Efficient Public Relation Officers
  Advance registration for consultation through internet and telephone
  Daily Eucharist and prayer hall
  Pastoral Counseling
  Canteen
  Executive Health Check up
  EComprehensive Health Check up