Bethel Hospital, Vuyyuru | |
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Geography | |
Location | Vuyyuru 521 165, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India |
Coordinates | 16°21′48″N 80°50′57″E / 16.36333°N 80.84917°E |
Organisation | |
Care system | Medicare |
Funding | Non-profit hospital |
Type | General |
Religious affiliation | Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars |
Affiliated university | Council of Christian Hospitals |
Patron | Dr. I. Esther Anandakshi (Medical Director) |
Network | Christian Medical Association of India, New Delhi |
History | |
Opened | 1906 |
Bethel Hospital is a private Baptist hospital based in Vuyyuru, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is a member of Council of Christian Hospitals. It is perhaps the oldest hospital in the region.[1]
The Canadian Baptist Mission was initiated at the request of the missionary Thomas Gabriel. As a result of this, in 1868, Rev. A. V. Timpany and Rev. John McLaurin arrived in Ramayapatnam[2] and then moved to Kakinada in 1874 after the mission itself began.
In 1904, Dr. Gertrude Hulet[3] arrived in Vuyyuru and went on to open a dispensary[4] in 1906. [5] The formation of the hospital's current administrative structure was started by the Krishna district collector in 1923.[6] A chapel was built in memory of Dr. Hulet in 1957.
What had started as a clinic in 1904[3] 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.[7] By 1955, hospital became a general hospital.[6]
Evelyn Eaton started a midwifery training course in 1941 and, by 1956, it became an Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs) course.[6] More than 500 nurses have graduated from this school.[3]
Bethel Hospital is a member of the Council of Christian Hospitals, Pithapuram, and the Christian Medical Association of India, New Delhi[8][9]
The Hospital also networks and collaborates with Christian Medical College, Vellore[10]