Lourdes Hospital, is a premier multi-specialty tertiary care hospital situated in the heart of Cochin, the commercial capital of Kerala. Commenced in the year 1965 under the aegis of the Archdiocese of Verapoly, Lourdes today attends to around 500 In-patients and 1700 Out-patients daily and attracts patients not only from all parts of Kerala but from other states of India as well as from abroad. Lourdes Hospital is also the first mission hospital in Kerala to get the NABH Accreditation for Quality of Services.. Lourdes Hospital has now around 36 established speciality departments which are growing steadily, equipped with the state-of-the-art equipments and manned by trained and dedicated staff, many of whom now run training programs. Lourdes Hospital is also a full-fledged teaching institution conducting postgraduate (DNB) courses in 14 specialties, has a Nursing College giving BSc, Post BSc & MSc courses, Nursing School (GNM), a Paramedical College offering various courses and is an AHA International Training Centre as well. Our real strength and incentive remains our strong sense of social commitment in providing an affordable, service oriented and patient-centered care. We are focussed on a holistic healing encompassing all dimensions of human life - mind, body, and spirit. Over half a century we have been committing ourselves in serving the less fortunate sections of the society irrespective of cast or creed. We do this through our free out reach clinics & funding programs designed for the financially backward sections of our society etc. We are confident that our mission in providing excellent and affordable healthcare to all will continue unabated in the future too