St Thomas Hospital

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Welcome to St. Thomas Hospital St. Thomas Hospital was started as a dispensary in 1972 by the Congregation of the Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph (FSJ), an order of Roman Catholic Sisters, founded in 1883, dedicated to the uplift of women in society, especialy the downtrodden, marginalized and oppressed. It was established as a hospital a year later and has since grown, nurtured with the dedication and hard work of sisters who work in different professional roles and skillful Doctors with a mind to serve the poor and the prayers and support of the entire congregation of more than 500 FSJ sisters It was established as a hospital a year later and has since grown, nurtured with the dedication and hard work of sisters who work in different professional roles and skillful Doctors with a mind to serve the poor and the prayers and support of the entire congregation of more than 500 FSJ sisters living in small communities all around the nation braving hardships and taking their undying message of love and service to the farthest corners possible. St. Thomas Hospital now stands as a shining example of what extraordinary results a group of ordinar women can achieve under Divine inspiration with faith, love, dedication and hard work. From a single consulting room for doctors, provided with a table and two chairs to sit and attend on patients and a bicycle to deliver medicines and render other medical services, it is now a 200 bedded multi Specially Hospital and counted as one among the best in the city, with most modern facilities and ambulances with a network of primary health care centers serving a community a community with a population of more than one million, mostly poor urban and semi-urban residents. More than 800 patients are served everyday as out patients. 1979 through 1991 were the growth years when the departments of dental, maternity, orthopedics, oncology, diabetes, cardiac and child care were established. In 1993. St. Theresa's School of nursing was started to fulfill the primary mission of the Congregation by providing deserving women of diverse backgrounds an opportunity to gain a profession, in the field of Nursing, imbue in them a sense of love and caring for the people around them especially the sick and injured. This institution graduates 20 young people every year who are much in demand for local area health care providers. Along with the increase in departments making this a multi-specialty hospital new buildings and infrastructure grew alongside and modernization continues every day. Now the hospital has a new ICU unit, state-of-teh art operating theaters and a pediatric ward. Also added are the ECG and Scan center, 24 hour ambulance services, emergency services, trauma care, pharmacy and nephrology unit with Dialysis.

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