Aster Medcity, Kochi is an 800-bed (700 inpatient + 100 daycare) quaternary care hospital in Cheranalloor, Ernakulam, Kerala, opened in 2014 as the flagship tertiary facility of Aster DM Healthcare. It was the first JCI-accredited quaternary care hospital in Kerala, earning the Gold Seal in July 2015, and additionally holds NABH accreditation with Nursing Excellence certification. Spanning 13 Centres of Excellence — cardiac sciences, neurosciences, oncology, orthopaedics & rheumatology, gastro sciences, liver care, urology & nephrology, multi-organ transplantation, women's health, paediatrics, general surgery, emergency medicine, and a dedicated bone marrow transplant unit — the hospital delivers advanced care to over 5,000 robotic-assisted surgery cases under its MARS programme. International patients from the Middle East, Africa, and SAARC countries travel to Aster Medcity for procedures including liver transplantation, CAR T-cell therapy, cardiac surgery, and complex neurosurgery, supported by a multilingual Global Patient Services team.