The Amrita Kripa Charitable Hospital for Tribals, Kalpetta, Kerala
In this first year, the hospital’s doctors have seen a total of 11,333 patients. Of these 6,780 were tribals. All services for the tribals are free, and others receive treatment at reduced rate. All patients are seen, regardless of their ability to pay. A measure of the confidence the local people have in the treatment they are receiving can be seen by the number of repeat visits, which number 7,288. Currently, the hospital sees, on the average, 123 patients a day. Twenty-eight medical camps have been held in this first year of operation. Additionally, the hospital is offering telemedicine consultation with AIMS Hospital for complicated cases.