Seventh-day Adventist Hospital
Seventh-day Adventist Hospital Ottapalam is a charitable mission hospital in Ottapalam in the Palakkad district of Kerala. It was established in 1969 as a part of a health care unit of the worldwide organization - 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. This Trust operates on a no loss no profit basis.
The medical trust operates 11 hospitals situated 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 to them. These schools have been running for a number of years and are currently being upgraded to the collegiate level.
The hospital has a strong role in serving the local community, covering a radius that includes part of the district of Salem. The hospital serves a population of AbOUT 3,000,000. There are 210 beds. The hospital owns 32.93 acres of land.
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 |
Till Date |
Dr.Renjith John Jacob |
School of Nursing
The School of Nursing, SDA Hospital Ottapalam was started in the year 2001. Under the auspices of the Kerala State Nursing Council, the Nursing School has completed 6 yrs of programmes.
Prior to this, the hospital conducted the Nursing Assistants Training Programme. Due to the fact that the set up and the operational structure is in place it was desired that the institution should upgrade their facility to General Nursing training programme. In 1996, the CMAI Board of Nursing Education, after inspection, granted provisional permission to start the General Nursing Programme. However, The INDIAN Nursing Council in 1997 advised SDA hospital to seek the State Nursing Councils’ approval to start the training programme. After approaching the State Government, the then Health Minister of Kerala, Sri. Kabeer Master, in recognition of the services offered by the hospital, played a large part in getting the Nursing School recognized by the State Government. On July 2001, the Kerala Nursing Council gave the needed recognition.
College of Nursing
The College of Nursing was inaugurated by MLA on September 14, 2011
See also
- Adventist Health India
- Adventist Health International
- List of Seventh-day Adventist hospitals