Jubilee Mission Medical College & Research Institute
Geography
LocationThrissur, Kerala, India
Coordinates10°31′14″N 76°13′35″E / 10.5205°N 76.2263°E / 10.5205; 76.2263
Organisation
Care systemChurch-Owned
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityKerala University of Health Sciences
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds1750 [1]
SpecialityMulti-specialty
History
Opened17 December 1951
Links
Websitewww.jmmcri.org
ListsHospitals in India

Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute is a private, non-profit Christian minority medical college, hospital and research institute located at Thrissur in Kerala, India. The establishment is administered by the Jubilee Mission Hospital Trust, a charitable organisation under the Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur.

History

Jubilee Mission Hospital was established on 17 December 1951 as a small dispensary.[2] In 1952, the hospital began its service with 4 rooms, 20 beds, 2 retired part-time doctors and 2 nurses of the Holy Cross Congregation. Under the leadership of Dr H.S. Adenwalla, the mission hospital grew to 1750 beds and is a major provider of health care services in Kerala.[3]

Nursing school commenced in 1966 and the hospital was recognised by the Medical Council of India (MCI) in 1971 for internship training of doctors. Training of post graduate medical students for the National Board of Examinations commenced in 1990. In 2003, the MCI recognised the Jubilee Mission Hospital as a teaching hospital. The institution subsequently opened the Jubilee Medical College and the Jubilee School of Nursing

Overview

Facilities

  • Staff strength: 3,850
  • Total beds: 1750 [4]
  • Total ICU beds: 300
  • Total operation theatres: 22 [5]
  • Total outpatients: 1,350,000 [6]
  • Total floor space: 1,295,000 ft² (120,250 m2) [7]

Campus

The campus is located at the heart of Thrissur city and spans almost 25 acres. It has the main hospitals blocks, medical college, administrative wings, hostels, staff quarters, and engineering wings.

The campus also has facilities like libraries, reading rooms, museums, stadium, gym, table tennis hall and a chapel. Other amenities include ATMs, police outpost, post office, a branch of the South Indian Bank, various restaurants, cafes and a supermarket. The institute also runs various satellite centres throughout Thrissur district.

PHCs and Outreach Centres

The institute runs 5 PHCs and satellite hospitals in and around Thrissur [8]

  • St. Antony's Mission Hospital, Pazhuvil
  • Mary Immaculate Mission Hospital, Engandiyur
  • Padua Mission Hospital, Puthenpeedika
  • Rural Health Centre: Mulayam
  • Urban Health Centre: Nadathara

Achievements

Jubilee Medical College has been consistently ranked the top medical school in the state under Kerala University of Health Sciences with regards to MBBS exam performance [9]

The hospital started one of the first human milk banks in the state, alongside General Hospital Ernakulam.[10]

The institute started the first interventional neurology cathlab in the district of Thrissur.

Departments

The hospital includes the following departments:[11][12]

Administrative Departments

Clinical Departments

Specialised Units & Facilities

Jubilee Institute for Tissue Engineering Research (JITER)

Using regenerative medicine and tissue engineered skin substitutes to develop artificial skin that can replicate normal skin. Unit has funding grants from the ER & IPR directorate at DRDO. The project is also under collaboration with College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Thrissur (part of the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University).[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "We don't assume that every technology will bring in quality outcome : Dr Benny Joseph – ET HealthWorld".
  2. ↑ History of Hospital
  3. ↑ "Tributes paid to Indian smile-making medical missionary – UCA News". ucanews.com. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "We don't assume that every technology will bring in quality outcome : Dr Benny Joseph – ET HealthWorld".
  5. ↑ http://environmentclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/FormB/EC/15062017KQD7ROEW11Coveringletter.pdf
  6. ↑ http://environmentclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/FormB/EC/15062017KQD7ROEW11Coveringletter.pdf
  7. ↑ http://environmentclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/FormB/EC/FORM_1/15062017GBTNPBZV2aForm1Jubilee.pdf
  8. ↑ "Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Thrissur, Kerala, India".
  9. ↑ "Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Thrissur, Kerala, India".
  10. ↑ "Kerala's first human milk bank to be opened on 5 February". 2 February 2021.
  11. ↑ "Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Thrissur, Kerala, India".
  12. ↑ https://www.jmmc.ac.in/downloads/Brochure.pdf
  13. ↑ "Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Thrissur, Kerala, India".
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