Christian Medical College Vellore - Chittoor Campus
The Christian Medical College Vellore is a leading, tertiary level medical institution, renowned both nationally and internationally. It has evolved and continues to be a pioneer in quality medical service. Today, this healthcare organization includes a network of primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary care hospitals, with around 4500 beds spread across eight campuses in and around Vellore.
To cater to the needs of the growing population, CMC Vellore has branched out its services as an exclusive hospital campus at Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh since the year 2011. The CMC Vellore Chittoor campus is located around 29 km away from CMC Vellore hospital. ( 190 Ramapuram Village, 189 Kothapalle Post, Gudipala Mandal, Chittoor -517132, Andhra Pradesh). Quality medical care with optimal attention to patients forms the central vision of this institution.This campus is currently functional and is growing rapidly with modern infrastructure and amenities to emerge as a referral hospital in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh.
The campus has 120 beds and four state-of-the-art operation theatres surgical equipment and advanced anesthesia machines, which have been fully operational since September 2016. A total of 10000 surgeries have been performed in patients from Chittoor district, the surrounding states as well as those from the neighboring countries. The CMC Vellore Chittoor campus offers comprehensive medical care to patients under 26 specialty departments, including a vibrant community outreach programme. Specialty surgeries include Paediatric Surgery, Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic Oncology, Spine, Dental Surgery, Endocrine Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, etc., are also performed here. The in-house facilities for emergency and trauma care are fully functional with a highly experienced medical team.
The CMC Vellore Chittoor campus has shown a significant growth and development over the past year. The Neonatal and Maternity Facilities were dedicated and more than 912 deliveries were conducted since March 2019. The Chittoor district contributes to about 10% of the mother and baby related services in Vellore and these facilities have been a bonus to the people of Chittoor. An emergency obstetric theatre is also available in addition to the existing four state of the art operation theatres. Over the last year there has been a significant growth in patient numbers (more than 1,30,000 per annum). An active community health programme covering over 9 villages, blood donation camps, school awareness programmes and camps for the disabled are active. The Physical Medicine and rehabilitation department with an orthotic centre is also available.
The foot fall of out-patients and in-patients has been steadily increasing over the years and the campus has prepared itself to serve more patients in the future. CMC as an institution will constantly strive to be a beacon of hope for quality care to patients of all strata from various parts of the globe, in compliance to humanitarian principles.