Thank you for your interest in submitting your Nomination for the Dhanam 'Excellence in Healthcare' Awards 2026. These Awards will be distributed at the Dhanam Healthcare Summit, being held at the IMA House in Kochi, Kerala on the Jan 31st & Feb 1st 2026. The Award Ceremony will be held on Jan 31st at 6 PM.

This event is organised in association with the Indian Medical Association, Cochin, and our technical support partner for the event is Acme Consultants.

This unique two-day conclave will bring together healthcare industry leaders, promoters of hospitals and decision makers, medical equipment manufacturers and suppliers in a single platform to discuss the critical aspects currently impacting the future growth of the Indian Healthcare sector.

Under Excellence in Healthcare, we will be honouring Hospitals, Diagnostic Centres and Medical Equipment and Devices Companies based in Kerala who have provided a commendable Quality in their Services and Products over the last 12 Months.

The Awards will be presented by Dr Girdhar J Gyani, the Founder CEO of the NABH Accreditation Program and the Director General of AHPI.

The Healthcare Excellence Awards for Hospitals will be given Zone-wise, in the following Categories, separately for those A) Below 100 Beds and B) 100 Beds and above.

Zones being North & South Kerala
1. Cardiology
2. Orthopaedics
3. Oncology
4. Maternity & Gynecology
5. Paediatrics
6. Neurology
7. Nephrology
8. Critical Care
9. Gastroenterology
10. ENT
11. Ophthalmology
12. Digitalisation and Innovations
13. Green & Sustainable Hospitals
14. Staff Welfare - Best place to work in

All Nomination Forms can be downloaded from the links below. So please fill them up and send us at the earliest, separately for each Category that you feel your achievements have been noteworthy to receive the Dhanam Excellence in Healthcare Awards 2026.

Multi-Specialty Hospitals can send multiple nominations, one each for the different Specialties they have and which they feel they have excelled in, over the last 12 Months.

Nomination Forms can be mailed to us at dhanamawards@acmeconsulting.in.

Last date for submission is Jan 23rd 2026.

Nomination Fee
For Hospitals below 100 beds: Rs. 2,500 + Gst.
For those with 100 and above: Rs. 4,000 + Gst.