Chettinad Super Speciality Hospital, Kelambakkam

Chettinad Super Speciality Hospital is a 1,630-bed teaching hospital on Rajiv Gandhi Salai at Kelambakkam, in the Kanchipuram district on the southern edge of Chennai. It is accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH), with NABL accreditation for its laboratory, and combines patient care with medical education and research as part of the Chettinad Group.Cardiac and vascular sciences form the hospital's deepest programme. Departments cover cardiology, cardiac electrophysiology for rhythm disorders, cardiothoracic and vascular surgery, cardiovascular surgery, paediatric cardiac surgery, cardiac anaesthesiology and cardiovascular pathology. Interventional work includes pulmonary valve implantation, in which a heart valve is replaced through a catheter rather than by open surgery. Angioradiology and endovascular surgery, neurovascular surgery and vascular medicine extend the same approach to blood vessels elsewhere in the body, and cardiovascular and pulmonary physiotherapy supports recovery afterwards.Dermatology services including skin biopsy and skin treatment run alongside the hospital's other departments.The hospital operates 24 hours a day with an emergency department, a blood bank and a pharmacy open round the clock, and its 1,630 beds support intensive care, surgical recovery and general admission at a scale few hospitals in the region match.Facilities for patients and attendants include a cafeteria, parking, Wi-Fi, a bank and ATM, money exchange, a travel desk and a laundry room, which matter for families travelling in from the districts.Chettinad Super Speciality Hospital is located on Rajiv Gandhi Salai (Old Mahabalipuram Road), Kelambakkam, Kanchipuram 603103, about 30 km south of central Chennai. The OMR position makes it reachable from Sholinganallur, Siruseri, Thiruporur and Tambaram, and from the East Coast Road.