Dr. Kamakshi Memorial Hospital, Chennai

Dr. Kamakshi Memorial Hospital is a 300-bed tertiary hospital in Pallikaranai, South Chennai. The hospital’s official material states that it was established in 2005 and provides broad multispeciality care, with cancer and cardiac services forming important parts of its clinical profile.

The hospital supports patients across medical and surgical specialties, including cardiology, gastroenterology, orthopaedics, obstetrics and gynaecology, oncology and other tertiary services. Its scale allows patients with more complex conditions to be assessed by several specialties within the same hospital when necessary.

Emergency and trauma services operate around the clock. The emergency department is supported by intensive-care units, trained doctors and paramedical teams, life-support equipment and 24/7 ambulance services. The hospital also provides diagnostic and inpatient infrastructure appropriate for a tertiary-care setting.

The hospital's website lists eight operating theatres, including a mini theatre, built to a modular design with a clean-air system and laminar airflow. Its catheterisation laboratory provides cardiac services 24 hours a day, including angioplasty and stent placement during a heart attack. The robotic surgical services department uses the da Vinci Xi surgical system. Imaging services include digital X-ray, ultrasound, CT and MRI.

The renal transplantation programme began in 2008, and the transplant department states it is licensed to perform kidney, liver and pancreas transplants. The radiation oncology department describes a brachytherapy programme that includes iodine-125 permanent seed implants, together with linear accelerators and intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT).

The hospital's international patient service has coordinators and translators who assist with visa processing, arrival, registration, admission, treatment and discharge.

Dr. Kamakshi Memorial Hospital may be relevant for patients seeking cardiac or cancer care, major surgery, emergency treatment or broad multispeciality assessment in South Chennai. Its 300-bed capacity and emergency infrastructure are useful for patients whose treatment may require admission, surgery, intensive monitoring or coordination between several specialist departments.