This is one of the oldest departments of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Medical Mission hospital. Then President of India Shri V.V. Giri inaugurated the department in the year 1972. The department started with outreach clinics in selected areas where local community was willing to provide space and support. Later on the concepts of Development for Health, Saving Schemes, Health education, Home based health care delivery, medical and Life Insurance etc were incorporated into the project.  Today the Department has 8 peripheral centres with regular clinics and other services.