Lakeshore Hospital

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Lakeshore Hospital is a super speciality hospital located at Kochi in Kerala, India.

Lakeshore Hospital at Kochi embodies the concept of a world-class hospital. Defining qualities of a world-class hospital are professional expertise and technology of international standards, streamlined efficiency of service, courteous personal attention and meticulous cleanliness

Lakeshore Hospital has a unique distinction to have air, water and surface ambulance services.

These rare combinations of facilities have placed the hospital in Limca Book of Records 2004. The helipad at the top of the building will serve to bring patients in critical stages from the airport.Water ambulance service is specially planned to cater to the small islands in and around Kochi.

The hospital has an ultramodern 350-seater auditorium with facilities for live demonstration of operations and advanced endoscopic and interventional radiology procedures from various operation theaters and endoscopic suits.

Other facilities for the patients and relatives include round the clock services like Pharmacy, Laboratory, Radiology & Imaging, Gift & Stationary Shop, Travel Assistance Desk, Business Center, Hospital Library, Internet Cafe etc. The food court will offer menu of choice of various countries and is designed to cater even to patients from abroad. FIRST LIVE DONOR LIVER TRANSPLANTATION IN KERALA

A rare kind of liver transplantation took place in Lakeshore Hospital. Living donor liver transplantation is highly challenging and technically complex surgical procedure. It is a procedure in which a living person donates a portion of his or her liver to a recipient.

Sreejith, 7-year-old son of Mr. E.R. Sabu and Mrs. Maya from Komabathukadavu, Mala, came back to normal life after living related liver transplantation done on 5th December 2005. 30-year-old mother Mrs. Maya gave portion of her liver to her son.

Cadaver transplantation (liver transplanted from a person who is brain dead but with beating heart) is more commonly done in India. Live donor liver transplantation rarely done in selected centers in India. Sreejith came to Lakeshore Hospital with end stage liver disease due to cirrhosis. Liver transplantation is the last resort in people with end stage liver disease


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