CBM Bethel Hospital

CBM Bethel Hospital is an Indian hospital founded by Canadian Baptist Ministries. It is a participating hospital of Council of Christian Hospitals.[1] CBM Star of Hope Hospital is located in Vuyyuru, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India and was founded in 1906[2] by missionaries of Canadian Baptist Mission. It is perhaps the oldest hospital in the region.[3]

CBM Bethel Hospital, Vuyyuru
Council of Christian Hospitals[1]
Geography
LocationVuyyuru 521 165, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates16°21′48″N 80°50′57″E
Organisation
Care systemMedicare
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeCommunity
Affiliated universityChristian Medical College, Vellore
PatronDr. I. Esther Anandakshi (Medical Director)
NetworkChristian Medical Association of India, New Delhi
History
Opened1906

History

The Canadian Baptist Mission was initiated at ther request of the missionary Thomas Gabriel. As a result of this, in 1868, Rev. A. V. Timpany and Rev. John McLaurin arrived in Ramayapatnam[4] and then moved to Kakinada in 1874 after the mission itself began.

In 1904, Dr. Gertrude Hulet[5] arrived in Vuyyuru and went on to open a dispensary[6] in 1906.[4] The formation of the hospital's current administrative structure was started by the Krishna district collector in 1923.[7] A chapel was built in memory of Dr. Hulet in 1957.

What had started as a clinic in 1904[5] soon developed into a large hospital, taking care of patients in coastal parts of the Krishna district. A number of wards, case rooms and operating rooms were built.[8] By 1955, hospital became a general hospital.[7]

Evelyn Eaton started a midwifery training course in 1941 and, by 1956, it became an Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs) course.[7] More than 500 nurses have graduated from this school.[5]

Membership

CBM Bethel Hospital is a member of the Council of Christian Hospitals, Pithapuram, and the Christian Medical Association of India, New Delhi[9]

The Hospital also networks and collaborates with Christian Medical College, Vellore[10]

References
  1. ETASI, health
  2. T. Theophilus, The History of the Bethel Hospital, Vuyyuru, Platinum Jubilee Souvenir, Vuyyuru, pp. 36–38.
  3. Sivasankaranarayana, M. V. Rajagopal (Eds.), Andhra Pradesh District Gazetteers, Directorate of Printing and Stationery, Secretariat Press, Hyderabad, 1977. Page 205. Internet, accessed 5 October 2008.
  4. T. Theophilus, op.cit.
  5. George W. Brown, Ramsay Cook (Eds.), Dictionary of Canadian Biography: 1901–1910, University of Toronto Press, 1994, ISBN 0-8020-3998-7, ISBN 978-0-8020-3998-9, p. 122. Internet, accessed 5 October 2008.
  6. Carlotta Hacker, The Indomitable Lady Doctors, Formac Publishing Company, 2001, ISBN 0-88780-543-4, ISBN 978-0-88780-543-1, p. 121. Internet, accessed 5 October 2008.
  7. Ibid.
  8. Manorama Fritschi (Ed.), Council of Christian Hospitals, Pithapuram, 1977. Manorama Fritschi was wife of Dr. Ernest Paul Fritschi who was earlier Director of Schieffelin Institute of Health, Research and Leprosy Centre, Karigiri, India. Internet, accessed 26 October 2008. Archived 22 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  9. The Christian Medical Association of India, Member Institutes in Andhra Pradesh. Internet, accessed 5 October 2008. "Christian Medical Association of India: Membership". Archived from the original on 26 September 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
  10. Christian Medical College, Vellore, Networking. Internet, accessed 5 October 2008.

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