Santhwana Hospital is a multispecialty hospital with special emphasis on ENT with a team of 10 most experienced ENT surgeons. The hospital is located in an easily accessible location at Ambalamukku Junction, Peroorkada, Trivandrum with well furnished / A/c rooms, most modern operation theatre, Intensive care unit, round the clock services in Casualty, Pharmacy, Laboratory, X-ray, Ambulance and state-of-the-art facilities in Audiology. John Panicker MS DLO( receipient of Best Doctor Award from State Government ) , Dr. M. Salim MS DLO DNB, Dr. R. Jayakumar FRCS (laryngologist), Dr.Anwar Rasheed MS, Dr. G. Ramachandran Nair B.Sc; MBBS, DLO, Dr. Vimal Raj MBBS DLO, Dr. Shambu Dev MS, Dr. Suresh Joseph B.Sc MBBS DLO, Dr. Sahir Abdullah MS, Dr.Muraleedharan Nair MBBS DLO, Dr.Priya Jayan MS etc. Dr.C.John Panicker had earlier worked as ENT Consultant in different Government Hospitals in Kerala including General Hospital, Trivandrum till 1995. He was the Chief ENT Consultant in G.G. Hospital, Trivandrum for few years. Presently he is the Chief ENT Consultant in Santhwana Hospital and has more than 28 years of experience in the filed. Considering his meritorious services in the field, Government of Kerala had recognized him as “ the Best Doctor “ for the year 2008. He has undergone advanced training in Cochlear Implant in Australia and Germany. The hospital is one of the best equipped in ENT specialty in the whole of Kerala with advanced operating microscopes, diode laser, Microdebrider, Flex & rigid endoscopes , powered instruments etc to name a few. This is supported by the advanced monitoring and anesthesia equipments and I C U facilities. Considering the facilities available and experience of ENT consultants in the hospital, the well known pioneers of endoscopes Karl Storz Germany has recognized Santhwana Hospital as a training center for ENT surgeons in Kerala. Already nearly 20 E N T doctors completed the training. The key focus areas are diagnosis, management and rehabilitation of ear, nose , throat and Head and Neck diseases with supporting specialties of Plastic surgery, General Medicine General Surgery, Ophthalmology and Orthopeadics. Advanced surgeries like microear surgery, cochlear implant surgery for the profound deaf, endoscopic sinus surgery, endoscopic laryngeal phonosurgery for voice disorders and cancer surgery of head and neck are regularly done in the hospital. Patients also avail benefits from insurance companies like National Insurance Company, Bajaj Alliance etc. In a very short span of time the hospital was successful to earn respect of hundreds of patients who never thought that they could afford the advanced medical care and lead a normal life. Santhwana Hospital is the first hospital in South Kerala to have performed the Cochlear implant surgery successfully and it is no wonder that it possesses the record of doing Cochlear Implant to the youngest infant (10 months of age)in India. The Corporate Clients:
Include Vikram Sarabai Space Centre, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, State Bank of Travancore, HLL Life Care Limited, Airports Authority of India, Travancore Titanium Products Ltd.etc. The hospital has a tie up with National Institute of Speech and Hearing (NISH) Trivandrum, for training under graduates in Speech Pathology and Audiology. We also have facilities for annual health checkup, including screening audiogram which is highly beneficial for early detection and correction of hearing problems of corporate these employees as well as those working in industries.
