Seventh-day Adventist Hospital
| Seventh-day Adventist Hospital in Ottapalam | |
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| Medical Trust of Seventh-day Adventists | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Ottapalam, Palakkad, Kerala, India |
| Organisation | |
| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Hospital type | General |
| Network | Seventh-day Adventist Hospitals |
| Services | |
| Beds | 160 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1969 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.osdah.org |
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The Seventh-day Adventist Hospital Ottapalam is a charitable mission hospital in Ottapalam in the Palakkad district of Kerala, India. It was established in 1969 as a part of a health care unit of the worldwide organisation - the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The hospital lies adjacent to the Palakkad - Shoranur highway.
History
The Adventist Church has formed the trust Council of Seventh-day Adventist Hospitals (COSDAH) and later Medical Trust of Seventh-day Adventists, which is a registered body under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860, Reg. No.516 of 1999, under which the hospitals are embedded. The trust operates on a no-loss no-profit basis.
The medical trust operates 11 hospitals across the country, under the umbrella of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination; these hospitals are affiliated to institutions like Loma Linda Medical Center. Four of the hospitals have nursing schools attached. The schools are being upgraded to the collegiate level.
The hospital role in serving the local community covers part of the district of Salem. The hospital serves a population of about 3,000,000. There are 210 beds. The hospital owns 33 acres of land.[1]
Services
The Hospital offers the following services:
- General Medicine
- General Surgery
- Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Paediatrics
- Orthopaedics
- Community Health
- Anesthesiology
- Dental
- Ophthalmology
- Urology
Administration
| From | To | Medical Director |
|---|---|---|
| Jan.81 | Dec.81 | Dr. K P George |
| Dec. 81 | Aug. 86 | Mr. R V Thomas |
| Sep.86 | May 90 | Dr. Arputharaj H Kore |
| May 90 | Jul.90 | Dr. Elwin Vedamony |
| Aug.90 | Nov.90 | Mr. P T Johnkutty |
| Dec.90 | Jan.91 | Dr. Arputharaj H Kore |
| Feb.91 | Feb.94 | Dr. Boban Thomas |
| Jul.94 | Feb.95 | Dr. Mathew K Philip |
| May 95 | Jul.96 | Dr. Boban Thomas |
| Jul.96 | Sep.96 | Dr. Mathew K Philip |
| Jun.97 | Mar.98 | Dr. John H Christo |
| Aug.98 | May.2000 | Dr. K P George |
| Jun.2000 | Jun.2007 | Mr. P T Johnkutty |
| Jul.2007 | April 2011 | Dr.Rajkumar.CH |
| April.2011 | February 2015 | Dr.Renjith John Jacob |
| March.2015 | Till Date | Dr.Abraham K Mathew |
College of Nursing
he SDA School of nursing has been in operation since 2001 with the accreditation of Kerala Nurses and Midwives Council and the Indian Nursing Council. In order to meet the health demands of the society, there are plans to upgrade the School of Nursing to a College of Nursing.
See also
- Adventist Health India
- Adventist Health International
- List of Seventh-day Adventist hospitals
References
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