Arvind Eye Hospital,Tirunelveli

Name :

Arvind Eye Hospital,Tirunelveli

Address  :

Swamy Nellaiappar High Road
Tirunelveli Junction

Town  :

Tirunelveli

State  :

Tamil Nadu

Country  :

INDIA

Post Code:

627 001

Phone  :

0462 435 6100

Web URL  :


Description

Inaugurated in 1988 AravindTirunelveli serves a population of nearly 151 million people in the Tirunelveli Tuticorin and Kanyakumari districts of Tamilnadu and the Quilon Pathanamthitta Alleppey and Trivandrum districts of Kerala Its facilities accommodate 150 paying and 480 free patients The hospital is an accredited teaching institution Aravind Tirunelveli handled 478289 outpatient visits and performed 46707 surgeries from April 2010 March 2011


History

Started in February 1988 AravindTirunelveli serves a population of nearly five million people in the Tirunelveli Tuticorin and Kanyakumari districts of Tamilnadu and the Quilon Pathanamthitta Alleppey and Trivandrum districts of Kerala
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