
Deputy Director (DDHGOS)
Dr. D. Arunachalam
Professor, Community Medicine
11+ years of academic teaching & 11+ publications — leading hospital & community outreach coordination across Cuddalore and Puducherry.
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Aarupadai Veedu Medical College & Hospital provides comprehensive healthcare services to rural communities in Cuddalore and Puducherry districts.

Our network of health centres brings quality healthcare closer to rural communities
Established 2015
Added 2019
One Medical Officer and one Staff Nurse per centre
Working hours: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Selected centres operate until 8:00 PM
Each centre serves five surrounding villages
Comprehensive medical care accessible to all community members

Direct practice with assessment tools and templates

Essential medications provided free of charge

Regular monitoring for diabetes management

Emergency stabilization and care
Patients requiring specialized care are referred to AVMCH with free transportation provided to and from the hospital, ensuring seamless access to advanced medical treatment.

Expert care across multiple medical disciplines
Leadership
Community health programmes, satellite centre coordination, and medical operations.
Regular health camps and programs to promote preventive healthcare
Partnership with non-governmental organizations
Comprehensive health screening for students
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Health Insurance Scheme
Dedicated community screening programs
Early detection and awareness programs
Moments from the screening drives, specialty clinics and awareness programmes our teams run across neighbouring villages and schools.
A snapshot of our regular monthly healthcare initiatives
10Specialty Clinics
2–3Health Screening Camps
1TNCMHIS Camp
4DBCS Camps
2Awareness ProgrammesA seamless journey from community care to specialized treatment
Referral from satellite health
centre
Clinical Nursing Assistant support
until treatment completion
Registration at Primary Care OPD