VPS Lakeshore Hospital, Kochi

VPS Lakeshore Hospital is a 470-bed quaternary-care multispeciality hospital in Kochi. It has more than 40 specialties and a centre dedicated to multi-organ transplantation. The hospital has developed a particularly strong profile in digestive diseases and oncology while maintaining cardiac, neurological, renal, orthopaedic and emergency services.

Transplant work includes kidney, liver and other multi-organ surgery. Medical and surgical gastroenterology teams manage complex diseases of the digestive tract, liver, pancreas and biliary system, supported by hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery. Oncology includes medical and paediatric treatment, peripheral stem-cell therapy, and surgery for head-and-neck, gynaecological and gastrointestinal cancers. Orthopaedic services cover trauma, joint replacement and sports medicine.

Neurosurgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, paediatrics and neonatology broaden the surgical and inpatient range. Major operations are supported by critical care, diagnostics and multidisciplinary review. More than 160 doctors work across over 35 specialties and subspecialties. The hospital states that it pioneered peripheral stem-cell therapy for adults and children within its oncology programme.

VPS Lakeshore may be relevant for liver or kidney failure, complex gastrointestinal and HPB disease, cancer, brain or spinal conditions and major orthopaedic problems. Its quaternary role is most apparent when transplantation, cancer surgery or complicated digestive treatment requires several specialist teams. A proposed additional 250-bed block is described as future capacity and is not included in the current 470-bed total.