St. Joseph's Hospital, Baramulla

St. Joseph's Hospital, Baramulla,[1][2][3][4][5][6] is a Catholic Christian charitable hospital and School of Nursing situated in Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India.[7]


St. Joseph's Hospital, Baramulla
Franciscan Missionaries of Mary
Geography
LocationNHA1, Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Organisation
Care systemMaternity
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeGeneral
Affiliated universityThe Catholic Health Association of India
PatronSt. Joseph
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds300
History
Opened1921 (1921)
Links
ListsHospitals in India

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. In 1965, auxiliary nurse midwifery and female multi purpose health worker courses were started at the hospital.[8]

Present

St. Joseph's Hospital, St. Joseph's School and St. Joseph's Catholic Church share the same campus.[9] St. Joseph Hospital is the only Christian hospital in the valley of Kashmir. It has served the valley in many ways.[10] St. Joseph's is affiliated with the Catholic Health Association of India and Missionaries Health Services.[11][12]

See also

List of Christian mission hospitals

References
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  5. M Naveen (6 April 2017), St.Joseph's Hospital Baramulla Kashmir, retrieved 10 September 2017
  6. Bhattacharya, Brigadier Samir (December 2013). NOTHING BUT!. Partridge Publishing. ISBN 9781482816266.
  7. HelpuIndia. "St Joseph School of Nursing in Baramulla, Jammu Kashmir, India 2018-19". www.helpuindia.com. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  8. Mufti, Gulzar (24 September 2013). Kashmir in Sickness and in Health. ISBN 9781482809985.
  9. Mufti, Gulzar (24 September 2013). Kashmir in Sickness and in Health. Partridge Publishing. ISBN 9781482809985.
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  12. "Franciscan Missionaries of Mary - India". fmmindia.org.
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