VGM Hospital, Coimbatore

VGM Hospital is a NABH-accredited multispecialty hospital in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, with a strong focus on gastroenterology, hepatology, advanced endoscopy and liver care. The hospital has 100 beds, including a 12-bed ICU, as well as three modular operating theatres and dedicated facilities for endoscopy, dialysis, emergency and critical care. VGM provides treatment across multiple specialties, including medical and surgical gastroenterology, hepatology, liver transplantation, oncology, nephrology, orthopaedics, cardiology, pulmonology, gynaecology, urology, vascular surgery, plastic surgery, dermatology, diabetology, psychiatry, radiology, anaesthesiology and critical care.

The hospital is particularly known for its expertise in gastrointestinal and liver diseases, advanced therapeutic endoscopy and minimally invasive gastrointestinal surgery. It also provides inpatient accommodation across general, deluxe, semi-deluxe and VIP rooms, with round-the-clock nursing and specialist care.

The endoscopy suite is described as equipped with high-definition and narrow-band imaging (NBI) systems and integrated with on-site pathology and imaging. Procedures listed range from routine endoscopy and colonoscopy to band ligation, fundal glue injection, stenting, pyloric balloon dilatation and enteral stenting for gastric outlet obstruction, and anti-reflux mucosal surgery or ablation (ARMS/ARMA) for advanced reflux disease. The hospital also lists 24/7 emergency endoscopy for gastrointestinal bleeding, variceal bleeding and acute liver complications.

In hepatology, the hospital lists liver stiffness and fat quantification with CAP Fibroscan and ARFI elastography, and interventional radiology procedures including HVPG, transjugular liver biopsy, TACE and TIPSS. Liver tumour therapies include radiofrequency and microwave ablation. Its liver transplantation care covers pre-transplant evaluation and donor work-up through to post-transplant intensive management and follow-up. The radiology department provides X-ray, ultrasound, MRI and CT with 3D reconstruction, as well as ultrasound-guided biopsies and drainage procedures.

VGM may suit patients in Coimbatore who need digestive or liver care, including advanced endoscopy, minimally invasive gastrointestinal surgery or liver transplantation, in a 100-bed NABH-accredited hospital.