About Caritas Hospital

Caritas Hospital is a multi-specialty hospital in Thellakom, Kottayam district, Kerala, India. The hospital is run by the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Kottayam and is registered as a charitable organisation. Caritas hospital got NABH accreditation in 2015 November.

It upholds the motto “KENOTIC LOVE SAVES LIFE “. It believes in the mandate that every human being should enjoy the fullness of joy and abundance of life. The Catholic health ministry of the hospital is spiritually centred round holistic care that sustains and improves the health of individuals and communities.

Location: It is located in Thellakom, Kottayam district in Indian state of Kerala, just 4 km from the Government Medical College and 7 km from the town of Kottayam.

What We Do

Achievements

Under the guidance of MAR KURIAKOSE KUNNACHERY, the current Bishop of Kottayam, Caritas has grown from a 50-bedded hospital to a 635-bed strength hospital. It now cares more than 3 lakhs OUT-PATIENTS and almost 50,000 IN-PATIENTS each year. The hospital has 33 clinics in the Out Patient department and 25 wards in the In Patient department. In addition there is a full-fledged Emergency and Trauma care unit also. Doctors & staff at Caritas strive to provide comprehensive, high quality tertiary care services including speciality and super-specialty services to all without consideration of caste, creed, religion, sex, economic status or disability. Acquiring newer equipment for investigation, research and patient care is always expedited as it believes that the greatest gift of God to mankind is the right to enjoy good health. All these features make Caritas one of  the best multi-specialty hospitals in Kerala. Empowering people in all cultures and segments of society with necessary information and opportunities for health development is both an ethical and technical imperative.