St. Joseph's Hospital, Baramulla
34°12′13.2″N 74°21′07.8″E / 34.203667°N 74.352167°E
| St. Joseph's Hospital, Baramulla | |
|---|---|
| Franciscan Missionaries of Mary | |
 | |
| Geography | |
| Location | NHA1, Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Missionary |
| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Type | General |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Affiliated university | The Catholic Health Association of India |
| Patron | St. Joseph |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 300 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1921 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in India |
St. Joseph's Hospital, Baramulla,[1][2][3][4][5][6] is a Catholic hospital and School of Nursing situated in Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India.[7]
History[edit]
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.[8] 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.[8][a] According to survivors, a missionary-educated Pakistani Army officer drove the raiders out of the hospital.[8]
In 1965, auxiliary nurse midwifery and female multi purpose health worker courses were started at the hospital.[9]
Present[edit]
St. Joseph's Hospital, School and Catholic Church share the same campus.[10] 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.[11][12] It has served the valley in many ways.[13]
See also[edit]
List of Christian mission hospitals
Notes[edit]
- ^ Their tombs are situated within the hospital compound.
References[edit]
- ^ M Naveen (20 December 2015), Snow falling St. Joseph's hospital baramulla Kashm, retrieved 10 September 2017
- ^ "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ Limited, InLinks Communication Private. "MLA Bla Inaugurates Nursing Block at St. Joseph's Hospital - Jammu Links News". jammulinksnews.com. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ "Franciscan Missionaries of Mary - India". fmmindia.org. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ M Naveen (6 April 2017), St.Joseph's Hospital Baramulla Kashmir, retrieved 10 September 2017
- ^ Bhattacharya, Brigadier Samir (December 2013). NOTHING BUT!. Partridge Publishing. ISBN 9781482816266.
- ^ HelpuIndia. "St Joseph School of Nursing in Baramulla, Jammu Kashmir, India 2018-19". www.helpuindia.com. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ a b c Joseph, Josy (2021). "A Valley in Flames". The Silent Coup: A History of India’s Deep State. Chennai: Westland. ISBN 9789390679539.
- ^ Mufti, Gulzar (24 September 2013). Kashmir in Sickness and in Health. ISBN 9781482809985.
- ^ Mufti, Gulzar (24 September 2013). Kashmir in Sickness and in Health. Partridge Publishing. ISBN 9781482809985.
- ^ "Hospitals". www.mhsglobal.org. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ "Franciscan Missionaries of Mary - India". fmmindia.org.
- ^ "J & K earthquake: Baramulla - Uri". ReliefWeb. 21 October 2005. Retrieved 9 September 2017.