Care system Medicare Hospital type Community | Funding Non-profit hospital | |
Location Vuyyuru 521 165, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India Affiliated university Christian Medical College, Vellore Patron Dr. P. David Suvarna Raju (Director) | ||
CBM Bethel Hospital is a participating hospital of the Council of Christian Hospitals, an autonomous body of the Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars. The CBM Star of Hope Hospital is located in Vuyyuru, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India and was founded in 1906 by missionaries of the Canadian Baptist Mission. It is perhaps the oldest in the region.
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History
The Canadian Baptist Mission was initiated on the request of Thomas Gabriel (missionary) based on which Rev. A. V. Timpany and Rev. John McLaurin who arrived in Ramayapatnam in 1868 moved to Kakinada in 1874 after which the Mission got initiated.
In 1904, Dr. Gertrude Hulet arrived in Vuyyuru and opened a dispensary in 1906. The foundation of the present hospital structure was laid by the Krishna district collector in 1923.
What started as a clinic in 1904 soon developed into a large hospital, taking care of the ailing in coastal parts of Krishna district. A number of wards, case rooms and operating rooms were built. By 1955 the hospital became a general hospital.
Evelyn Eaton started a midwifery training course in 1941 and, by 1956, it became an Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs) course. More than 500 nurses have graduated from this school. The Chapel was built in memory of Dr. Hulet in 1957.
Membership
The CBM Bethel Hospital is a member of,
The Hospital also networks with the Christian Medical College, Vellore