Ganga Hospital

Overview of Ganga Hospital in Coimbatore

• Ganga Hospital was started in 1978 by Dr J G Shanmuganathan and Mrs Kanakavalli Shanmuganathan with 17 beds and 2 Operating theatres at Ramnagar, Coimbatore. The hospital underwent multi-staged expansions and was converted to a specialty centre in Orthopaedics and Plastic Surgery after their sons Dr S Raja Sabapathy and Dr S Rajasekaran returned to India following specialist training in UK and USA. In 1991. The hospital moved over to its present premises in Mettupalayam Road, Coimbatore in 2007 and also had added expansion to a separate block in 2020.
• At present, with a bed capacity of 650 beds and 38 Operating theatres dedicated to the field of Orthopaedics, Plastic Surgery and Trauma Surgery, the hospital stands as one of the largest speciality units in this field in South Asia.

Infrastructure at Ganga Hospital in Coimbatore

• Cutting edge technology for "safe surgery" Intra-operative CT navigation (AIRO) Navigation assisted Spine & Arthroplasty
• In-house radiology department with 1.5 T MRI and 16 slice CT scan.
• 20 Operating Rooms.
• Regional Blood Bank.
• Additional of 3 T MRI and 16 slice CT scan.

Centre of Excellence at Ganga Hospital in Coimbatore

• Ganga Institute of Health Sciences
• Orthopaedic Surgery Phd.
• Biotechnology and Biochemistry
• DNB Orthopaedics Surgery
• DNB Plastic Surgery
• DNB Anesthesia
• Fellowship in Hand and Microsurgery and Trauma Reconstructive Surgery
• Fellowship in Musculoskeletal Radiology
• ASSI Spine Surgery Fellowship
• Ganga Hospital - Ethicon Advanced Fellowship in Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery
• Ganga-Carl Zeiss Spine Microsurgery Course
• Bruce Bailey Plastic Surgery Fellowship
• WSFA International Regional Anesthesia Fellowship
• Tethered Cord Release
•  Meningomyelocele surgery
•   Bony Spur Excision
•   Craniotomy
•   Craniectomy
•   Foramen Magnum Decompression
•   Bony Spur Excision
• Sub-specialty niche areas Spine, Arthroplasty, Pedaitric Orthopaedics, Sports medicine, Brachial plexus injury, etc.

Key Differentiators at Ganga Hospital in Coimbatore

• In 2022, the hospital catered to 2, 15, 574 Outpatients, 25,889 Inpatients, 28,396 Surgeries and 3,026 International Patients.
• 5th Ganga Operative Arthroscopy Course 2024 is to be held in Ganga Hospital from 22nd - 24th March 2024.
• 7 th Ganga Operative Trauma Course 2024 to be held at Coimbatore, India from June 21st to June 23rd 2024.
• Research by a team of spine surgeons from our hospital has found that 60 per cent of instances of spinal disc prolapse happen because of avulsion (tearing away) of the bone and ligament junction.  2013.
• Services for International patients
• Patients from around the world travel to Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore for World Class Orthopedic & Plastic surgery treatment. However, travelling to a nation where you are unfamiliar with language and culture can itself be a challenging experience apart from availing the medical services. We understand this at Ganga and strive hard to keep your experience memorable with our team of managers, nursing staff and doctors helping you at every step.
• Our managers will guide you through appointment confirmation, applying for medical visa, applying for international medical insurance, travel to Ganga, availing hospital rooms/ providing any assistance for nearby travel/stay. Our managers are multilingual and would help in language interpretation bridging the language barrier between the care givers & patients, helping those who are not well-versed speaking English.
• The International Patient Services of Ganga Hospital offers assistance in every step throughout the journey of the patient and attendant, starting from their country to here in India to when they are back in their home country for follow ups.

Accessibility at Ganga Hospital in Coimbatore

Nearest Airport International Dheeran international Airport which is around 10 KM away from the Hospital and it takes 45 Min to reach the Hospital.
Nearest Railway station Coimbatore Junction which is around 5 KM away from the Hospital and it takes 20Min to reach the Hospital.

At A Glance at Ganga Hospital in Coimbatore

• Languages spoken: English, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu.
• Established in 1978
• Total of 250 + doctors
• Total of 650 beds

Awards and Recognition at Ganga Hospital in Coimbatore

• National Award Year 2023
• "Dr Rajasekaran was awarded the Honorary Fellow of the IOA in the recently conducted meeting in Lucknow which is one of the highest honours awarded by the Indian Orthopaedic Association.  He also delivered a 'Honorary Fellow's ' Lecture on 'Avoiding and Managing Failures'."
• National Award Year 2022
• Dr. S.R. Sundararajan 
• Prof M Raman than Gold Medal
• "Titled on ‘Arthroscopic capsular release versus Manipulation 
• Under anaesthesia for treating adhesive capsulitis shoulder-
• A Prospective Randomized Study'"
• International Award Year 2022
• Dr. Rishi Mugesh Kanna 
• NASS Outstanding paper award for the year 2022
• "Dr Rishi Kanna, Consultant Spine Surgeon received the NASS Outstanding paper award for the year 2022. This was awarded at the NASS Annual meeting held on Oct 12-15 at Chicago, USA, for the research paper titled, "Safety and efficacy of Erector spinae block in Posterior cervical spine surgery""