In the year 1985, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal in association with Rotary Club started weekly outreach camps at Karkala. The overwhelming response to camps led to the formation of a Mother & Child Health Hospital in this town in 1987 with 10 beds. It has now emerged as a Leading secondary care hospital in Karkala Taluk with the capacity of 80 beds and providing services in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Emergency and Trauma care, Radiology, Paediatrics, General and laparoscopic Surgery, General Medicine, Orthopaedics, ENT, Ophthalmology, Dermatology Anaesthesiology & Pain Management, Physiotherapy & Speech and Hearing & Dental care. The Hospital is equipped with CT scan, ECHO, ECG, TMT, Ultrasound, Dialysis unit, Fully fledged Operation Theatre, Dietary Services, Radiology services, Day-care unit, Laboratory etc.

The Hospital also has close ties with tertiary level parent Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, which ensures priority treatment to patients on referral from Dr. TMA Pai Hospital. Various general and super specialties such as Cardiology, Oncology, Reproductive medicine, Urology, Neurology, Gastroenterology, Paediatric Hematology and oncology, Paediatric surgery, Plastic surgery, Nephrology, Psychiatry, Palliative Medicine and Supportive care doctors visit our hospital on OPD basis.

We provide 24X7 services in Trauma and Emergency, Pharmacy, Billing, fully automated Laboratory services, X-Ray & Ambulance service.

Various Departments here are headed by committed doctors who are experts in their field. We have a well-trained nursing team & other paramedical staff to support their endeavour to provide total healthcare solutions to patients.