Bangalore Baptist Hospital

Details

Name :

Bangalore Baptist Hospital

Address  :

Bellary Road
(Bangalore-Hyderabad NH)
Hebbal

Town  :

Bangalore

State  :

Karnataka

Country  :

INDIA

Post Code:

560 024

Phone  :

91 80 23330321

Fax  :

91 80 23437970

Web URL  :

Email  :

Specialization
  • Anaesthesiology
  • Cardiology
  • CT Scanning
  • Dentistry
  • Dermatology
  • ENT
  • Internal Medicine
  • Mammography(Digital)
  • Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Microbiology
  • Neuro Surgeon
  • Neurologist
  • Obestetrician/Gynecologist
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedics
  • Paediatrics
  • Pathology Lab
  • Plastic Surgery
  • Psychiatrist
  • Vascular Surgeon
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 300

Other Facilities

  • X-Ray
  • Ultrasonography
  • CT/MRI

Description

Vision
Healing and Wholeness in the spirit of Jesus Christ

Mission
To provide quality wholistic care to all people and train others to do the same sharing the love of Jesus Christ drawing people to Him and growing together into a mature community


History

Dr and Mrs Jasper McPhail were the first Southern Baptist missionaries appointed to India They began serving as the staff of Christian Medical College Vellore In 1963 Dr McPhail made the initial efforts to choose the location for the proposed hospital which was to be the primary work of the mission Bangalore was chosen as the site and Dr and Mrs Ralph Bethea began work there in 1966 and the first church Sonnenhalli now Bethel was established

The property for the hospital was purchased in Hebbal which is located on the northern edge of Bangalore In 1969 Dr amp Mrs John Wikman and Dr amp Mrs Richard Hellinger arrived The architectural plans for the hospital building were completed and construction began in 1971 On January 15 1973 the Bangalore Baptist Hospital was dedicated

Bangalore Baptist Hospital began as an 80bed general hospital The hospital provided medical care in major areas of medicine surgery paediatrics and obstetricsgyneacology In 1982 as a result of overcrowding the trustees decided to add 20 extra beds Over the years the bed strength has grown to 200
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