Established in the year 1950, Aswathy Medical Centre then known as Parameswara Memorial Hospital, it was the first institution of its kind in Tripunithura. Over the years Aswathy Medical Centre has earned its name as one of the most reputed health care centres in Tripunithura. Situated in the heart of the pictursque palace town of Tripunithura, the seat of the erstwhile kingdom of Kochi, the medical centre is at a distance of 8kilometres from the bustling metropolis, Ernakulam. The centre offers treatment based on Ayurvedic and other traditional Indian modes of treatment.