Sreedhareeyam Ayurvedic Eye Hospital
Sreedhareeyam Ayurvedic Eye Hospital and Research Centre is an eye hospital and research facility based in Kochi, Kerala that specializes in treating eye diseases and ailments through Ayurveda. The 350-bed hospital is situated in a 55-acre (22 ha) campus. Dr N P P Namboothiri is the director and chief physician of Sreedhareeyam.[1]
History
The hospital was created through the efforts of the Nelliakattu Mana, a traditional household of Vaidhyas (physicians). The ancestors of Nelliakattu Mana inherited knowledge and skills in the Ayurveda eye care sector from Maharshi Parashurama which was handed down through centuries. The Ayurvedic physicians of the Nelliakattu Mana later became professionally qualified doctors with years of clinical experience and expertise. They applied the scientific and technological advancements of modern medicine to the traditional body of knowledge in Ayurveda to create indigenous treatments and remedies.
Infrastructure
The 500-bed hospital has a scientifically equipped production unit with all modern facilities as per WHO standards and GMP certification. It employs 40 doctors and 125 paramedical staff. Treatment is offered for conditions like Diabetic Retinopathy, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Macular Degeneration, Glaucoma and a plethora of other diseases. Major areas of interest include diabetic retinopathy, age related Macular Degeneration, glaucoma, Stevens- Johnson syndrome, Iritis, Uveitis, Retinitis pigmentosa and many other eye disorders.
Sreedhareeyam attracts patients from India and abroad. Sreedhareeyam is now the world’s biggest Ayurveda Eye care Hospital. It has an in-house research center, pharmacy with two manufacturing units of state-of-the-art machinery and precision technology.[2] The hospital complex spans around fifty acres. It has nine independent centers in India.
Notable achievements
It is the first specialty Ayurveda hospital which has undergone NABH Accreditation till date. It is the biggest hospital in the Ayurveda segment to get this accreditation. It is the only accredited Ayurveda hospital in India which is declared as a Center of Excellence by the Government of India.
Hospital amenities
An Internet cafe, Money Transfer /Exchange, Meditation /Clinical Yoga /Eye exercise, Conveyance (to / from hospital), Organic / Cattle Farming,etc. are some of the facilities of the main hospital. The hospital provides vegetarian food cooked according to Ayurveda principles at their own kitchens.
Location and branches
The main hospital is in the village of Koothattukulam in Kochi, Kerala. Sreedhareeyam has established specialty eye hospitals in PPP with the Government of Chhattisgarh in Raipur and in with collaboration with National Institute of Ayurveda in Jaipur. It is recognized and funded by the Department of Ayush, Government of India as a Centre of Excellence in Ayurveda Ophthalmology. The manufacturing division of Sreedhareeyam achieved the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) and ISO 22000 recognition in the Ayurveda segment. Sreedhareeyam won the award through the food safety audit conducted by the prominent certification agency ‘Bureau Veritas’.
Sreedhareeyam has branches at Mumbai, Vishakhapatnam, Udaipur, Bhopal, Raipur, Delhi and Jaipur. The consulting centers in Kerala are Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Kozhikode, Tali, Payyanur, Irinjalakuda, Thodupuzha, Malappuram, Chalakkudy and Kottarakkara. Consulting centers outside Kerala are at Chennai, Pondicherry, Erode, Coimbatore, Bangalore, Mumbai, Hassan, Vishakhapatnam, Raipur, Udaipur, Bhopal, Hyderabad, Delhi ,gujarathu,and Jaipur.
References
- ↑ "Ayurveda treats eye ailments holistically: NP P Namboothiri, Sreedhareeyam Ayurvedic Eye Hospital and Research Centre". Economic Times. Jan 9, 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ↑ "Sreedhareeyam sets up drug making unit". The Hindu. Apr 28, 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
