DEVELOPMENT
OF HEALTH CARE
In
service sector, 150 Hospital and Dispensary Co-operatives
are functioning in the State. A Federation of Co-operative
Hospitals has been registered during 9th Plan
period to act as on Apex Federation of Cooperative Hospitals.
Most of the Cooperative Hospitals and Dispensaries are either
defunct or in loss. Only 22 Societies are running on profit.
The following good working Cooperatives are conducting Hospitals
including Super Speciality Hospitals.
1)
Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital
2)
Thrissur District Co-operative Hospital
3)
Malappuram District Co-operative Hospital
4)
E.M.S. Memorial Super speciality Hospital
5)
Thalassery Co-operative Hospital
The
Thalassery Co-operative Hospital is conducting Para Medical
Courses including Nursing Course in addition to the conducting
of a Super Specialty Hospital.
A
remarkable venture in the Sector was the formation of the
Kerala State Co-operative Hospital Complex and Centre for
advanced medical services which provides all infra-structure
facilities to the Academy of Medial Science to run the Pariyaram
Medial College in Kannur District. The main objects of
the Society are ;
;to
provide educational facilities in the science of modern
medicine and allied services including para-medical services
and nursing; to establish full fledged Hospitals with modern
equipments, facilities and Super Specialties in Kannur District
and; to manufacture drugs and to make Hospital appliances,
instruments, Machinery etc. for the purpose of own use,
sale or distribution.
State Government have provided assistance to the tune of
Rs.525.00 lakhs for the society by way of Share Capital
and Grant. Subsequently the Hospital and Medical College
was taken over by Government. Now the institution is again
brought under Co-operative Sector.
