St. Joseph's Hospital, Baramulla Explained

St. Joseph's Hospital, Baramulla
Org/Group:Franciscan Missionaries of Mary
Location:NHA1
Region:Baramulla
State:Jammu and Kashmir
Country:India
Healthcare:Missionary
Funding:Non-Profit
Type:General
Religious Affiliation:Roman Catholic
Affiliation:The Catholic Health Association of India
Patron:St. Joseph
Emergency:Yes
Beds:300
Speciality:Maternity child care

St. Joseph's Hospital, Baramulla,[1] [2] [3] [4] is a Catholic hospital and School of Nursing situated in Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India.[5]

History

St. Joseph Hospital was started on 21 September 1921 by Franciscan Missionaries of Mary. Franciscan Missionaries of Mary sisters came from Rawalpindi to start a hospital at the request of the Mill Hill Fathers. After setting up a temporary dispensary followed by a maternity hospital and dispensary in 1931, a full-fledged general hospital was established in 1937.

On 22 October 1947, Pashtun tribal raiders backed by Pakistan military apparatus invaded the then independent princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. They penetrated into Baramulla in the following days and went on a carnage.[6] Six people were killed at the hospital—a British colonel and his wife, a nurse, a patient, the husband of a physician, and Sister Teresalina. According to survivors, a missionary-educated Pakistani Army officer drove the raiders out of the hospital.

In 1965, auxiliary nurse midwifery and female multi purpose health worker courses were started at the hospital.[7]

Present

St. Joseph's Hospital, School and Catholic Church share the same campus.[8] St. Joseph Hospital is the only Christian hospital in the valley of Kashmir. It is affiliated with the Catholic Health Association of India and Missionaries Health Services.[9] [10] It has served the valley in many ways.[11]

See also

List of Christian mission hospitals

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum. www.tribuneindia.com. 2017-09-09.
  2. Web site: MLA Bla Inaugurates Nursing Block at St. Joseph's Hospital - Jammu Links News. Limited. InLinks Communication Private. jammulinksnews.com. 2017-09-09.
  3. Web site: Franciscan Missionaries of Mary - India.. fmmindia.org. 2017-09-09.
  4. Book: Bhattacharya, Brigadier Samir. NOTHING BUT!. December 2013. Partridge Publishing. 9781482816266. en.
  5. Web site: St Joseph School of Nursing in Baramulla, Jammu Kashmir, India 2018-19. HelpuIndia. www.helpuindia.com. en. 2017-09-09.
  6. Book: Joseph, Josy. The Silent Coup: A History of India’s Deep State. Westland. 2021. 9789390679539. Chennai. A Valley in Flames.
  7. Book: Kashmir in Sickness and in Health. 9781482809985. Mufti. Gulzar. 24 September 2013.
  8. Book: Mufti, Gulzar. Kashmir in Sickness and in Health. 2013-09-24. Partridge Publishing. 9781482809985. en.
  9. Web site: Hospitals . 2017-09-09 . www.mhsglobal.org . en-GB.
  10. Web site: Franciscan Missionaries of Mary - India. . fmmindia.org.
  11. News: J & K earthquake: Baramulla - Uri. 2005-10-21. ReliefWeb. 2017-09-09. English.