Christian Medical Centre
| Christian Medical Centre, Pithapuram | |
|---|---|
Medical Centre | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Pithapuram 533 450, Kakinada district, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates | 17°07′00″N 82°16′00″E / 17.1167°N 82.2667°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Medicare |
| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Type | General |
| Religious affiliation | Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars |
| Patron | Dr. Y. Amruth Lal (Medical Director)[1] |
| Network | Council of Christian Hospitals |
| History | |
| Opened | 1904[2] |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in India |
Christian Medical Centre is a private Baptist hospital based in Pithapuram, Kakinada district, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is a member of Council of Christian Hospitals.
History
In 1900, Dr. E. Smith of Yelamanchili, first medical missionary of Canadian Baptist Mission, made a tour in Pithapuram area. In 1904, he began construction of a Medical Centre in Pithapuram. Buildings opened in February 1908.[3] Dr. Smith went on furlough in 1910, Dr. Jessie Allyn who came in his place once went to Palace of Raja of Pithapuram to attend to the Rani, who delivered a child. In honour, Rani of Pithapuram bestowed grants to build an exclusive hospital for women and children near the existing hospital.[2]
Memberships
Christian Medical Centre is a member of:
The hospital also networks with the Christian Medical College, Vellore.[6]
References
- ^ European Baptist Ministries, können Sie das Gebetsposter 2015 herunterladen. [1] Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b W. G. Carder, Hand to the Indian Plow: Volume One, Carder, Hyderabad, 1976, pp.143-147. [2]
- ^ Sivasankaranarayana (Edited), Andhra Pradesh District Gazetteers, Volume 14, Printed by the Director of Print. and Stationery at the Government Secretariat Press, Hyderabad, 1979. [3]
- ^ ETASI, health
- ^ 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.
- ^ Christian Medical College, Vellore, Networking. Internet, accessed 5 October 2008. [4]
Further reading
- Prabhakara Rao, S., Rev. (March 1971). The Medical Ministry of the Canadian Baptist Mission (Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars) 1890–1950 (Bacchelor thesis). Ramapatnam Baptist Theological College.
{{cite thesis}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - G.Beaulah Pearl Sunanda (1990). "An Insight into the History of the Canadian Baptist Mission in Andhra Pradesh (1874–1924)". Unpublished M.Phil. (History) Thesis, Madras Christian College, Madras.
- John Craig (1908). Forty years among the Telugus : a history of the mission of the Baptists of Ontario and Quebec, Canada, to the Telegus, South India 1867–1907. Self-publishing.
- M. L. Orchard (2008). Canadian Baptists at work in India. Missionary Education Department of the Foreign Mission Board. ISBN 978-1-4086-7832-9.
- John Craig, J. R. Stillwell (Eds.) (1924). Telugu Trophies: The Jubilee story cf some of the principal Telugu converts in the Canadian Baptist Foreign Mission in India from 1874 to 1924. Canadian Baptist Foreign Mission Board.
- Sanna Morrison Barlow (1956). Light Is Sown – Chapter 4: Sheaves. Moody Press.
- J. B. McLaurin (1945). "Healing Hands : Dr. Jessie M. Allyn of Pithapuram, South India". The Centenary Committee of the Canadian Churches.
- Martin Senftleben (1992). "Influences of Hinduism on Christianity in Andhra Pradesh." (PDF). Unpublished PhD thesis, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati. I. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2008. Retrieved 13 October 2006.