Star of Hope Hospital

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Star of Hope Hospital, Akiveedu
Star of Hope Hospital
Geography
Location Akiveedu 534 235, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates 16°36′00″N81°23′00″E / 16.6000°N 81.3833°E / 16.6000; 81.3833
Organisation
Care system Medicare
Funding Non-profit hospital
Type General
Religious affiliation Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars
Affiliated university
Patron Vacant (Medical Director)
Network Christian Medical Association of India, New Delhi
History
Opened1898 [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.

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History

Star of Hope Hospital was founded by Canadian Baptist Mission in 1898 [2] due to initiative of pioneer medical missionaries. Church historian, William Gordon Carder, formerly Professor of Church History at Andhra Christian Theological College, Hyderabad, in Hand to the Indian Plow published in 1976 wrote,

Dr. Pearl Smith-Chute, [3] a graduate of University of Toronto, moved to Akiveedu. Seeing lack of medical services and great need of people, she began medical work at mission bungalow in 1896. [3] Then within two years (1898 [4] ), with Rs.700.00 collected locally, a small hospital building of two rooms was built and named "The Star of Hope". Mission medical services have been carried on ever since in this village.

Memberships

Star of Hope Hospital is a member of:

Hospital also networks with the Christian Medical College, Vellore [7]

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References

  1. ↑ W. G. Carder, Hand to the Indian Plow: Volume One, Carder, Hyderabad, 1976, pp.143-147.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. 1 2 Jarold Knox Zeman (editor), Costly Vision: the Baptist pilgrimage in Canada, Welch Publishing Company, 1988, p. 94.
  4. ↑ J. Gordon Melton (editor), Encyclopedia of American Religions, Gale, 2003, p. 560.
  5. ↑ ETASI, health
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Christian Medical College, Vellore, Networking. Internet, accessed 5 October 2008.

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