About College

Co-Operative Institute of Health Sciences

CO-OPERATIVE INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES, THALASSERY(CIHS), is a renowned college established in the year 1999 under Kerala co-operative hospital federation ltd. College is situated in Thalassery, Kannur, Kerala. The founder chairman is sri. Narayanan, one of the towering figures of the co-operative movement in the state and it was his vision to provide quality education and health care in the northern part of Malabar area. Our institution had started with bachelor of physiotherapy (BPT) course affiliated under Calicut university in1999 and later in the year 2005 the affiliation was shifted to the Kannur university. In the year 2008 more courses in the paramedical stream like BSC.MLT, BSC.MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY, BSC.MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY were added to the course list. In the year 2010, post-graduationprogram in physiotherapy (M.P.T.) with 3 specialization was sanctioned by Kannur university.

Tellicherry Co-operative Hospital occupies a prominent place among the medical institutions in the co-operative sector of Kerala with 250 beds, 6 ICUs and over 20 specialty departments. Our commitment to take the hospital to new heights got a shot in the arm in 2004 when we were awarded the ISO 9001:2000 certificate for ‘providing preventive and curative health-care services’.

The most important attribute which has enabled us to scale these heights is the dedication, commitment and the quality work force that we maintain. TCH constantly strive towards excellence through patient- Centered Services, Quality Care, Innovation, Co-Operation, Diversity, Cutting-edge technology, Specialist expertise and integrity. Our vision is to bring national and international recognition and acceptance to TCH through optimum resource management and able deployment of technology and knowledge in the service of mankind.