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Dhanam Healthcare Excellence Awards 2026: nominations invited, awards in 14 categories

The summit and award ceremony will take place at IMA House in Kochi on January 31 and February 1.

Dhanam News Desk

The Dhanam Business Media has invited nominations for the second ‘Dhanam Healthcare Summit & Awards Night 2026’ to honour excellence in the healthcare sector in Kerala. The summit and award ceremony will take place at IMA House in Kochi on January 31 and February 1.

The Healthcare Excellence Awards will be presented by Dr Girdhar J. Gyani, founder and CEO of the NABH Accreditation Programme and director general of the Association of Healthcare Providers (AHPI). The event is organised in collaboration with the Indian Medical Association (IMA) Kochi branch, with Acme Consulting as the technical support partner.

Summit details

Over two days, the summit will bring together leading healthcare professionals, hospital promoters and industry policymakers to discuss key issues affecting the future growth of the healthcare sector in India. Topics on the agenda include hospital development strategies, sustainable healthcare, organ transplant services in Kerala, wellness and preventive healthcare, senior living and assisted care, medical tourism and innovations in healthcare technology.

Nomination details

The awards recognise hospitals, diagnostic centres and medical equipment manufacturers in Kerala that have delivered outstanding quality in services and products over the past 12 months. Winners are grouped into two broad categories based on bed capacity — below 100 beds and 100 beds and above — and awards will also be given separately for North Kerala and South Kerala.

Award categories

Nominations are invited across the following 14 categories:

Cardiology, Orthopaedics, Oncology, Maternity & gynaecology, Paediatrics, Neurology, Nephrology, Critical care, Gastroenterology, ENT, Ophthalmology, Digitalisation and innovation, Green & sustainable hospitals, and Staff welfare--best place to work in

How to nominate

Eligible healthcare institutions should submit separate nominations for each category they wish to be considered for. Multi-speciality hospitals can submit multiple nominations for different specialties.

Nomination deadline: January 20.

Nomination fees:

For hospitals with below 100 beds: ₹2,500 + GST

For hospitals with 100 beds and above: ₹4,000 + GST

Completed nominations should be emailed to dhanam.awards@acmeconsulting.in or mail@dhanam.in

For more details, contact:

Anoop Abraham: +91 90725 70065

Meena Benjamin: +91 90725 70050

and visit www.dhanamhealthcaresummit.com

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