The achievements made by the cardiology departments of Thiruvananthapuram and Pariyaram Medical colleges in treating heart ailments is a big recognition.
The two medical colleges found place in India’s ten best cardiology departments (2018 and 2019) for performing Coronary angioplasty successfully.
Kannur Pariyaram Medical College got fourth place and Thiruvananthapuram got eight place.
In Kerala only these two centres were able to win this honours. The awards were gifted during the National Intervention Council, the national organisation of cardiologists who do coronary angioplasty.
5100 angioplasties were done in Pariyaram Medical College and 3942 angioplasties were done in Thiruvananthapuram Medical College in 2018. In Thiruvananthapuram and Pariyaram Medical colleges, best treatments are given for various heart ailments. 80 pc of people who do angioplasty here are poor people.
Under Karunya Ayushman Bharat, a combo of State government’s Karunya scheme and Central government’s Ayushman Bharat scheme, people under poverty line will get comprehensive treatment for free.
There is also a speciality that any category will get a treatment for 1/4th of the charge in private hospitals.

In spite of all theseis achievements, in Thiruvananthapuram Medical College, a special ward for Cardiology department is yet to be built.
Only 16 beds of general ward and rooms of Society pay ward are made available for heart patients.
The cath lab installed first is already ten years old. Though there is sanction for a modern lab, it is not yet built.
There are only limited number of doctors and other medical staff in Thiruvananthapuram Medical College which does average 10-15 angioplasties per day and Pariyaram Medical College which does average 15-25 angioplasties every day.
The way to show compassion towards the poor and needy people who are suffering from serious ailments is to provide them with best treatment.
We can hope that the excellence shown by Thiruvananthapuram and Pariyaram Medical College despite their limitations would prompt the government to provide the Cardiology departments with better treatment facilities.