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Olassery, Kodumbu is the location of the Santhigiri Ayurveda Medical College Hospital, Palakkad. This 100-bed hospital, which opened in 2002–2003, has all Ayurvedic departments as well as specialised physicians. The hospital had a straightforward beginning as a 20-bed ""Base Hospital"" in the 1990s, offering charitable services as part of an outreach programme, particularly in child and maternal care. This programme, run by Santhigiri as a part of the "Private Voluntary Organizations for Health Services Scheme" of the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry, covered the entire district of Palakkad. This hospital offers "Ayurveda Surgery" like "Kshara Sootra" and "Kshara Karma" for piles in addition to Panchakarma treatments. Only this hospital in India offers the "Kshara Karma" method of treating piles.
