.Caritas is a multi speciality hospital. located in kottayam district of the small indian state of kerala 

.This hospital with nearly a thousand beds, is one of the first private hospital in kerala 

.After Trivandrum, Alleppy, Kottayam and Calicut which had the first medical colleges in kerala modern medical treatment was available in kerala until about twenty five years ago here. Which has a tradition of over sixty years 

. Although there are many multi speciality hospitals with modern facilities in Trivandrum, Kochi and Calicut the people of central Travancore like Kottayam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta etc rely on this 

. Taking caritas as a model, caritas junction has become popular in the last few years with more than two multi speciality hospitals opening near the caritas location 

.Hi tech supermarkets, luxury apartments, villa complexes that rival America, large car showrooms and a large number of star hotels are now widespread in this area 

.This unprecedented growth of caritas in a short period of time has led to significant development in the nearby cities of Ettumanoor,Athirampuzha and Thellakom 

.For the past five years caritas and surrounding areas have been decorated to rival American christmas towns during the christmas season 

.It wouldn't be surprising if caritas, which already boasts the status of a semi metropolitan city, becomes india's first christmas town in the future