ECHS Empanelled Hospitals in Kerala — 144 Across 13 Cities

Which ECHS Regional Centre covers Kerala?

ECHS is run through 30 Regional Centres across India, and they do not follow state boundaries. Your Regional Centre decides where your ECHS Smart Card is administered, which polyclinic you are attached to, and where a referral or a reimbursement claim is processed — so it is worth knowing before you need treatment, not after.

Kerala is split across 2 Regional Centres, which is the part veterans most often get wrong. The largest share is administered by RC Kochi (61% of the 144 empanelled facilities here), but the centre that covers you depends on your district and the polyclinic you are attached to — not on which hospital you happen to visit.

Shares are calculated from the empanelled facilities we list for Kerala and indicate which centres are active in the state — they are not a district-by-district jurisdiction map. Your polyclinic will confirm your parent centre.

What kind of ECHS facilities are empanelled in Kerala?

Not every empanelled facility is a general hospital. Of the 144 ECHS empanelled facilities in Kerala, 98 are hospitals , 26 are dedicated eye centres, 2 are dental clinics, 11 are diagnostic and imaging centres, and 7 are AYUSH facilities (Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha or Homoeopathy). The distinction matters at the referral stage: a referral to an eye centre or a diagnostic lab covers only that treatment, and walking into a dental clinic expecting general admission will not work.

ECHS coverage across Kerala

ECHS empanelment in Kerala is spread across 13 cities rather than concentrated in one, with Thiruvananthapuram the largest at 17% of the state's 144 facilities. For most veterans in Kerala that means an empanelled facility within reasonable reach — check your own city below first.

Major multi-speciality ECHS hospitals in Kerala

These empanelled hospitals in Kerala publish the widest range of approved specialities, which usually makes them the referral destination for anything beyond routine care:

• Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences And Research Centre — Ponekkara

  2D Echo · Ambulance Service · Anaesthesiology · Blood Bank · Bone Marrow Transplantation · Cardio Thoracic Surgery · Cardiology · Cath Lab

• Mar Sleeva Medicity Palai — Cherpunkal

  2D Echo · Ambulance Service · Anaesthesiology · Arthroscopic Surgery · Bariatic Surgery · Blood Bank · Cardio Vascular Thoracic Surgery · Cardiology

• Aster DM Healthcare Limited — Cheranalloor

  2D Echo · Anaesthesiology · Arthroscopic Surgery · Blood Bank · Cardio Thoracic Surgery · Cardiology · Chemotherapy · Critical Care Unit

• Moulana Hospital Perintalmanna — Perintalmanna

  Arthroscopy · Cardio Thoracic Surgery · Cardiology · Critical Care Medicine · CT Scanning · Dental · Dermatology · Ear Nose and Throat (ENT)

• Malabar Medical College Hospital & Research Centre — Ulliyeri

  Arthroscopy · Blood Bank · Cardio Vascular Thoracic Surgery · Cardiology · Critical Care Medicine · CT Scanning · Dermatology · Dialysis

How to get cashless ECHS treatment in Kerala

1. 1. Start at your polyclinic. For anything planned, report to the ECHS polyclinic you are attached to in Kerala. The polyclinic examines you and issues a referral to an empanelled facility. Going straight to a hospital for planned treatment is the single most common reason a claim is refused.
2. 2. Carry a valid Smart Card. The 64-KB ECHS Smart Card is what proves entitlement. If yours has expired or is still pending, sort it out before you need treatment — an expired card turns a cashless admission into a reimbursement claim.
3. 3. Check the MOA is current. Empanelment runs on short Memorandum-of-Agreement cycles that lapse on fixed dates. Every facility on this site shows its MOA validity; if it has lapsed, reconfirm on www.echs.gov.in before admission.
4. 4. In an emergency, go straight there. For a genuine emergency you may report directly to any empanelled hospital in Kerala without a referral — but inform your parent polyclinic within 48 hours, or the cashless claim can be rejected.
5. 5. Keep every document. Referral letter, discharge summary, investigation reports and bills. Even under cashless treatment, non-admissible items are billed to you directly.