PK Das Medical College, Vaniamkulam

PK Das Medical College is a medical college hospital on the Palakkad-Ponnani road at Vaniamkulam in Palakkad district, Kerala. It runs an accident and trauma service, an emergency department, intensive care and both inpatient and outpatient services, and is open from 9.00 am to 9.00 pm.Surgical departments cover general surgery and laparoscopic surgery, orthopaedic surgery including arthroplasty, gynaecological surgery, ENT surgery, urological surgery, ophthalmic surgery, dental surgery and neurosurgery, supported by adult anaesthesia.Maternity and child care run as a combined service, with paediatric care alongside.Medical departments include cardiology, neurology, oncology, orthopaedics, ENT and urology. Nephrology services include dialysis, and physiotherapy supports rehabilitation.Diagnostics on site cover MRI, CT, ultrasound and Doppler studies, X-ray, echocardiography, endoscopy and biopsy, with a pathology laboratory running blood and urine testing. A pharmacy operates on site.PK Das Medical College is located on the Palakkad-Ponnani Road, Vaniamkulam, Palakkad. Vaniamkulam sits next to Ottapalam in the Bharathapuzha valley, on the road that runs west from Palakkad towards Ponnani and the coast. This is the inland part of the district, where the nearest alternatives for tertiary care are Thrissur and Palakkad town, so a teaching hospital here serves Ottapalam, Shoranur, Pattambi and Cherpulassery directly.