St Stephen's Hospital Delhi
St Stephen's Hospital Delhi is one of the oldest and the largest private hospitals in Delhi[1]. The institution started as a dispensary in 1876 by the Delhi Female Medical Mission, on the banks of river Yamuna. The hospital was later established in 1885[2] as a small facility with 50 beds in Chandni Chowk and opened by Lady Dufferin, Vicereine of India [3]. It was the first hospital for women and children[4]. The hospital today has 600 beds[5] and is presently a superspeciality tertiary care hospital offering care in all major specialities and most super-specialities[6].
Education
St Stephen's Hospital was the first to begin training Indian women as nurses in 1867[7]. The training school for nurses was started under Alice Wilkinson – the first trained British nurse who joined the hospital in 1908[8]. Wilkinson became the hospital's nursing superintendent. She also founded the Trained Nurse's Association of India and worked as its secretary until 1948[9]. The first school of nursing in India was started much later in 1871 at Government General Hospital, Chennai.
The hospital is also one of the major teaching hospitals offering speciality and superspeciality courses affiliated to the National Board of Examinations and recognized by the Medical Council of India. The hospital also won the national award from the National Board of Examinations for excellence in teaching in the Diplomate of National Board programme[10].
The hospital also trains laboratory technicians to perform standardized Hemophilia tests under the aegis of Hemophilia Federation of India[11]
Research
The hospital has a rich tradition contributing to research and knowledge advancing healthcare. Records of publications from the institute date back to 1894[12] on surgical procedures to more recent work on red cell abnormalities[13]. The hospital also contributed to the World Health Organization Trauma Care Checklist Program Care Process Measures[14]. An active research group works in the area of gestational diabetes[15]
History
The hospital was started as a 50-bedded facility in Chandni Chowk, overlooking Queen's Gardens[16] now known as Company Bagh way back in 1885 as a hospital for women and children. The hospital building was opened by Lady Dufferin, Vicereine of India. The foundation stone for the old hospital building at Tis Hazari was laid in 1906 and the hospital was opened in 1909[17]. The maternity block was opened in 1969 by Indira Gandhi, the Prime Minister of India. The foundation stone for the General Hospital was laid in 1972 by V. V. Giri, the President of India and opened by Indira Gandhi in 1976[18]. The mother and child block was later named after Dr Lucy Oommen, the first Indian medical director of the institute and a Padma Shri awardee by Dr.A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the President of India.
A commemorative stamp was issued by the postal department in 1985[19] with the picture of the central hospital building and the first day cover depicting the first hospital building at Chandni Chowk.
Community Health Centre
The Community Health Centre, established in 1981 and inaugurated by Jagmohan, the then Lt Governor of Delhi and situated in Nand Nagri serves people with preventive, promotive, curative & rehabilitative care[20][21]
Last polio ward in India
The hospital also runs the distinction of running the last polio ward in the country[22]. While, India eradicated polio in 2011, millions live with the scars left over by the disease[23]. The ward is run by Dr Mathew Varghese, a renowned orthopedic surgeon who provides care, treatment and rehabilitation to individuals debilitated by polio[24]
References
- ↑ ": : . St.Stephen's Hospital". www.ststephenshospital.org. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- ↑ Abraham, Thomas. "People's doc, polio warrior". @businessline. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- ↑ ": : . St.Stephen's Hospital - History". www.ststephenshospital.org. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- ↑ "Missionary women doctors in nineteenth century Delhi".
- ↑ "St. Stephen's Hospital, first women's and children's hospital in Delhi".
- ↑ "St Stephen's hospital in city". Hindustan Times. 2012-12-01. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- ↑ "Nursing in India".
- ↑ "Missionary women doctors in nineteenth century Delhi".
- ↑ Healey, Madelaine (2014-08-07). Indian Sisters. doi:10.4324/9781315734149. ISBN 9781315734149. Search this book on
- ↑ "Welcome To National Board Of Examination". natboard.edu.in. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- ↑ "About Hemophilia Federation (India)".
- ↑ Staley, Mildred (1894). "Incision of Cervix in Certain Complicated Labour Cases". Ind Med Gaz. 29 (10): 367–369. PMC 5197411. PMID 29001660.
- ↑ Khanduri, Uma (2004). "Unique red cell abnormality in a case of fatal methylene blue induced haemolysis". Hematology. 9 (3): 239–41. doi:10.1080/10245330410001701576. PMID 15204106.
- ↑ Lashoher, Angela (2017). "Implementation of the World Health Organization Trauma Care Checklist Program in 11 Centers Across Multiple Economic Strata: Effect on Care Process Measures". World J Surg.
- ↑ Punnose, John (2019). "Bimodal distribution of fasting, one and two hour post load plasma glucose in Asian Indian pregnant women without pre-gestational diabetes: Gestational age related changes". J Clin Transl Endocrinol.
- ↑ Davis, R. W. (2013). Religion and Irreligion in Victorian Society : Essays in Honor of R.K. Webb. Taylor and Francis. ISBN 9781135087487. OCLC 826930438. Search this book on
- ↑ "Healing of Body and Soul: Female Medical Missionaries" (PDF).
- ↑ ": : . St.Stephen's Hospital - History". www.ststephenshospital.org. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- ↑ "St. Stephen's Hospital, Delhi". www.istampgallery.com. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- ↑ Bhardwaj, Urmila; Dagar, Neha (2017-09-03). "The Unmet Family Planning Needs: Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Program". International Journal of Nursing & Midwifery Research (ISSN: 2455-9318). 4 (2): 51–56. doi:10.24321/2455.9318.201720. ISSN 2455-9318.
- ↑ "Community Health Department – St. Stephen's Hospital". Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- ↑ "Meet the Doctor Who Runs India's Last Polio Ward". Time. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- ↑ "Dr Mathew Varghese: The polio warrior who wants his ward empty". Hindustan Times. 2018-01-14. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- ↑ N, Durgesh; Jan 27, an Jha | TNN | Updated; 2018; Ist, 21:08. "Dr Matthew Varghese: Delhi orthopaedic doctor who fights polio is Bill Gates's real-life hero | Delhi News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
This article "St Stephen's Hospital Delhi" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:St Stephen's Hospital Delhi. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.
