Arvind Eye Hospital,Pondicherry

Name :

Arvind Eye Hospital,Pondicherry

Address  :

Cuddalore Main Road
Thavalakuppam

Town  :

Pondicherry

State  :

Tamil Nadu

Country  :

INDIA

Post Code:

605 007

Phone  :

91 413 2619100 04

Web URL  :

Arvind Eye HospitalPondicherry

Description

Inaugurated in 2003 Aravind Eye Hospital Pondicherry has grown to accommodate 137 paying patients and 465 free patients The hospital is well equipped and designed in a way that would help Aravind maintain its standard in providing eyecare service It serves a population of 216 million covering the districts Tiruvallur Vellore Tiruvannamalai Villupuram and Cuddalore Aravind Pondicherry handled 398946 outpatient visits and performed 43428 surgeries from April 2010 March 2011
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