Established in 1998, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre is ISO 9001:2008, NAAC, OHSAS 18001, NABL and NABH accredited. Founded by Mata Amritanandamayi Devi (known worldwide as AMMA) The hospital offers a full range of primary and specialty care medical services and has 7 branches all over India. Spread over 125 acres of land, the hospital has 12 super-specialty departments and 45 other departments. In 2015, South Asia’s first ever Bilateral Hand Transplant Surgery was done at AIMS. Hospital has bagged many awards - British Medical Journal Award for the Best Surgical Team in South Asia, 2015, National Healthcare Excellence Award for Best Hospital (CSR Category) in India by FICCI in 2013, India Healthcare Award for the Paediatric Heart Program in 2014 and FICCI Healthcare Excellence Awards for Patient Safety and Innovation in Medical Technology. It has one of the most advanced hospital computer networks in India with more than 2800 computers. Nearly every aspect of patient care is computerised.