ABOUT JUSTICE K.S. HEGDE CHARITABLE HOSPITAL

Justice K S Hegde Charitable hospital, is a 1200 bedded teaching hospital for the constituent institutions of NITTE (deemed to be University) with 12 broad specialities and 15 super specialities. Situated at Deralakatte, about 16kms from the heart of the city of Mangaluru, the hospital is a calm and ideal place for ailing patients to get the best of the treatment from our experienced and skilled professionals. The hospital houses a dedicated centre for treatment of cancer and neurological disorders. With a footfall of over 3 lakh outpatients and 30000 inpatients every year, the hospital is catering to the people of DK and adjoining districts of Karnataka and Kerala.

Our state-of-the-art facility is proud to be equipped with the U.S.-based da Vinci Surgical Robot, the world’s most advanced surgical robotic platform. We are also the first medical college in India to integrate the Velys Robotic Knee Replacement Technology into our orthopaedic surgery department, setting new benchmarks in precision and innovation. We offer a wide range of specialty services including nuclear medicine, a state-of-the-art IVF lab, Level-1 sleep lab, burns care unit, comprehensive tissue bank, and a dedicated children’s ICU. Our advanced care offerings also include radiofrequency ablation, catheter-induced thrombolysis, ERG testing, menopause clinic, and childbirth education. We are licensed for liver, kidney, amnion, bone marrow, skin and bone tissue transplants, and recognized as a Medical Device Adverse Event Monitoring Centre (MvPI). Our Endoscopy Department has been awarded the Centre of Excellence in South Zone by CAHO. Our Infection Control and Antibiotic Stewardship practices have achieved Excellence Certification at CAHOCON 2025.