60 Years of rendering health care services at affordable cost
A 465 bedded multi-specialty tertiary teaching hospital providing modern and affordable medical care to the low income and poorer sections of the society
Registered as nonprofit society with 23 clinical departments and 75 doctors.
All general specialties and a few super-specialties, aided by nurses, paramedics and support staff
24 x 7 emergency, well equipped ICU, pharmacy and noncommercial blood bank
67,000+ out patients and 5,400+ in patients served at subsidized and nominal rates
Hemophilia centre, Ayurveda department, de-addiction program, senior citizen center
Dialysis services and laboratory investigations available at a nominal cost
Managed by a Board of Trustees, Central Committee and functional Committees with eminent public personalities, community leaders, social workers and philanthropists
Extensive community health program managed through 10 Mini Health Centers located in the southern periphery of Chennai and networked with VHS Hospital
Eligible under Chief Minister’s Health Insurance Scheme to serve weaker sections
Several Health Check-up programmes
Pre-employment Medical Check
Master Health Check
Food Handler’s Medical Check
School Medical Health
Medical Aid Plan
VHS was selected in 1995 by the Government of India and USAID as the nodal agency for implementing the AIDS Prevention And Control (APAC) Project in partnership with civil society organizations in Tamil Nadu