Amala Institute of Medical Sciences is a private medical college near Amalanagar, in Thrissur city, of Kerala state. It is a Christian minority institution established and administered by the Devamatha Province of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI), an indigenous religious congregation founded in 1831. At present Amala is home to a Medical College, College of Nursing, Nursing School, Super Speciality Hospital, Teaching Hospital, Cancer Hospital, Cancer Research Centre, Ayurvedic Hospital & Research Centre, a Homeopathic Hospital and Research centre, a Pharmacy Production Unit and Bethanygram (A home for the aged).

History

Amala was established in 1978 as a nonprofit, charitable institution aimed at treatment and management of Cancer in Thrissur. The institution was formally inaugurated on 25 April 1978 by the then President of India, Neelam Sanjiva Reddy. The hospital complex was situated on the slopes of the Vilangan Hills, spreading over a 40-acre (160,000 m²) campus.

Vision
To be a foremost teaching hospital known for its excellence in holistic healthcare, quality education and research.

Mission
We are committed to translating the vision into action by:

• Employing the best possible staff.
• Providing state-of-the-art facilities in an eco-friendly ambience.
• Imparting affordable, inclusive, quality healthcare to all.
• Catering to the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of the patients.
• Following merit-based, transparent and non-exploitative admission procedure.
• Challenging our students to become forward-looking, dedicated health care personnel, with competence, integrity and compassion as their hallmarks.
• Instilling in the staff and students respect for life at every stage of its growth and in all its manifestations.
• Inspiring the students to reach out to the poor and the marginalized, especially those in the rural areas.
• Promoting innovative research that will benefit the humanity.