Star of Hope Hospital
| Star of Hope Hospital, Akiveedu | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Akiveedu 534 235, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates | 16°36′00″N 81°23′00″E / 16.6000°N 81.3833°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Medicare |
| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Type | General |
| Religious affiliation | Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars |
| Patron | Vacant (Medical Director) |
| Network | |
| History | |
| Opened | 1898[1] |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in India |
Star of Hope Hospital is a private Baptist hospital based in Akiveedu, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is a member of Council of Christian Hospitals.
History
Star of Hope Hospital was founded by Canadian Baptist Mission in 1898[2] due to initiative of pioneer medical missionaries.[3][4]
Memberships
Star of Hope Hospital is a member of:
Hospital also networks with the Christian Medical College, Vellore[7]
References
- ^ W. G. Carder, Hand to the Indian Plow: Volume One, Carder, Hyderabad, 1976, pp.143-147. [1]
- ^ James Elisha Taneti, Canadian Baptist Mission Work among Women in Andhra, India, 1874-1924: Baptist women evolved a role for themselves in an otherwise male-dominated mission enterprise and a patriarchal Telugu society. [2]
- ^ Jarold Knox Zeman (editor), Costly Vision: the Baptist pilgrimage in Canada, Welch Publishing Company, 1988, p. 94.[3]
- ^ J. Gordon Melton (editor), Encyclopedia of American Religions, Gale, 2003, p. 560. [4]
- ^ 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. [5]
Further reading
- Prabhakara Rao, S. (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.
- 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 Unpublished M.Phil.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.