Location Lunglei, India Emergency department Yes Number of beds 100 | Care system Private Founded 1919 Hospital type Nonprofit organization | |
Address Serkawn, Lunglei, Mizoram 796691 | ||
Christian Hospital Serkawn is a hospital-cum-nursing school at Serkawn, Lunglei, Mizoram. The hospital is widely known among Mizo people as "Serkawn Hospital" and is operated by the Baptist Church of Mizoram. Started in 1919, and formally established in 1923, it is the first hospital and nursing school in Mizoram. It has a registered capacity of 100 beds.
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History
Medical work at Christian Hospital Serkawn started in 1919, with the arrival of Miss E.O. Dicks (Pi Dawki), A missionary nurse fromby the Baptist Missionary Society (BMS), London. She started operating a dispensary at her residence. A separate building was constructed and was officially inaugurated on 10 February 1923. (10 February or the closest Sunday of every year is observed by the Baprist Church as the Hospital Day.) Initially the hospital was meant for women and children with a capacity of 30 beds. In 1957 the BMS deputed Dr. H.G. Stockley (Dr Zomuana) and his wife who was also experienced with health-care, came to be the first resident doctor to serve the community at Serkawn. Nursing school was started in 1952, with a course in auxiliary nurse mid-wifery (ANM), under the tutorship of Miss E.M. Maltby (Pi Zohnuni), who was then the nursing superintendent. In 1964, Dr C. Silvera became the first mizo doctor and first Medical Superintendent of the hospital.
Facility
It has four main departments with medical, surgical, paediatrics and obstetrics and gynaecology. It also runs a daily clinic in the nearby town, as well as occasional health outreach to distant villages or school check-ups. There is a nursing school attached to the hospital, with approximately 70 students, which provides a lively atmosphere around the hospital and plenty of opportunities for those who want to do some informal teaching. The hospital also helps run a local orphanage of about 20-30 children.