Chettinad Health City (CHC) located near Chennai, is a new and Unique Venture in Healthcare by Sir Rajah Muthiah Chettiar Educational & Charitable Trust. The Trust is well-known for its contribution towards development of health and education in India for many decades.

Chettinad Health City is happy to announce that Chettinad Academy of Research and Education (CARE) is declared as a Deemed to be University under section 3 of UGC Act 1956 comprising: (i) Chettinad Health and Research Institute & Chettinad College of Nursing by Government of India.

CHC is a one of its kind, state-of-the-art hospital sprawling over about 100 acres of land. It is constructed to become the ultimate destination for healthcare in India by providing the best available medial facilities in the World and by bringing in all specialties of medicine under a single roof. Further CHC also aims at achieving excellence in the field of medical research.

CHC was inaugurated by Dr. Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu in November 2007 and currently functional as a 600 bedded super-speciality hospital which incorporates world class colleges for Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing. CHC is equipped with the most modern and advanced medical technology in laboratories, radio diagnostics, emergency, ICUs and support services.

Served by a team of finest, experienced and qualified team of healthcare professionals in the region, CHC can boast of its sophisticated Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Units apart from its other highly developed super-speciality units such as Nephrology, Neurology, Neuro Surgery, Spinal Surgery Reproductive Medicine (IVF), Urology, Surgical Gastroenterology and Liver Transplantation.

For the first time in Tamil Nadu Chettinad Health City has done an Adult to Adult Live Donor Liver Transplant.

CHC is one of the very few hospitals to practice Robotic Assisted Cardiac Surgery successfully in Asia.

CARE proudly announces the commencement of the following academic programs for 2008-2009:

1

MBBS

5 years

2

Nanorobotics - PG Diploma

1 year

3

Environmental Health - Certificate Course

1 year

4

Allied Health Sciences - B.Sc.

4 years

5

Occupational Medicine & Industrial Health – M.Sc.

2 years

6

Medical Bio Nanotechnology - M.Sc.

2 years

7

Marine Pharmacology - M.Sc.

2 years

8

Clinical Research & Experimental Medicine – M.D.

2 years

9

B.Sc. Nursing

4 years

For further information kindly visit our website: www.chettinadhealthcity.com

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