St. Stephen's Hospital

Name :

St. Stephen's Hospital

Address  :

St. Stephen's Hospital Marg
Tis Hazari

Town  :

Delhi

State  :

Delhi

Country  :

INDIA

Post Code:

110054

Phone  :

23966021

Fax  :

91-11-23932412

Web URL  :

Available

Email  :

mail@ststephenshospital.org

Description

St Stephens Hospital is the oldest and one of the largest private Hospitals in Delhi Established in 1885 it has a capacity of about 600 plus beds and is a superspeciality Tertiary care Hospital offering care in all Specialities and most Superspecialities

As our motto states In Love Serve One Another we at St Stephens Hospital strive to provide healthcare with Christlike compassion And in doing so St Stephens Hospital has become a part of the lives of the people of Delhi

We understand health care and the importance of ethical scientific minded current evidence based approach to treatment to be able to provide you with the best possible care The Hospital is equipped with modern Imaging modalities
Operation theatres ICUs and Laboratories providing 24 hours emergency services

Apart from treating patients the Hospital is running training programmes in various Speciality and Superspeciality courses affiliated to the National Board of Examinations and recognized by the Medical Council of IndiaIn addition many young aspirants are trained each year in BSc Nursing General Nursing and Midwifery and in Allied health professional Courses The College is also running Basic post BSc programme and MSc Nursing degree

Vision

St Stephens Hospital working in the spirit of Christ is dedicated to the building of a healthy equitable society thus contributing to the development of the nation

Mission

St Stephens Hospital is committed to serving all sections of society in the spirit of Christ by providing quality affordable healthcare as well as training healthcare professionals of excellence who would embody the Christian values of selfless service rendered with compassion and love The Hospital also has the mandate to undertake medical research towards the improvement of health outcomes

History

Dates Personalities and Events which stand out in the history of St Stephens Hospital

1858
Mrs Priscilla Winter came to Calcutta at the age of 16 It was her pioneering work that established the now well known St Stephens Hospital from the humblest of beginnings

1864
Mrs Winter started her medical work on the banks of the river Yamuna with a box of medicines and simple remedies

1867
Mrs Winter called in the help of others through what was known as quotWhite Ladies Associationquot to run a small dispensary in the city

1874
A house was rented and a woman worker engaged to manage the dispensary to train nurses and to visit women in their houses At that time the Punjab Government was giving Rs 410 a year for medicines and the Delhi Municipality was contributing Rs 75 a month in scholarships for training women as nurses

1876
Dr Bose a male doctor started visiting the hospital and giving valuable advice as there was no other doctor and not even a trained nurse at that time It was a great loss when he died the following year

1881
Mrs Winter died at the age of 39 It was in her memory that a plot of land in Chandni Chowk was bought on which was built a small 50 bed hospital overlooking Queens Gardens now known as Company Bagh

1885 31st October
St Stephens Hospital the first hospital for women and children in Delhi was opened at Chandni Chowk by Lady Dufferin

1891
Mr Winter died In memory of both Robert and Priscilla Winter an extension was built to the hospital a three storeyed block overlooking Chandni Chowk

1891
Dr Jenny Muller the first full time doctor in St Stephens Hospital came to India and worked till 1916 It was during her time that the site on which St Stephens Hospital now stands was acquired and the present Maternity Wing was built

1906 3rd December
The foundation stone of the old hospital was laid by the Countess of Minto at Tis Hazari overlooking what was then a Police Parade Ground and now the Tis Hazari Courts Dr Muller said as she stood on the building site and watched the walls rise quotI am sure I am building too big a hospital and am wasting the money so generously donatedquot

1908
Sister Alice Wilkinson arrived in India from from Britain The nurses Training School of the hospital was started in her time She became Nursing Superintendent and was responsible for raising the standard of nursing not only in St Stephens Hospital but in whole of India being founder member of the Trained Nurses Association of India where she worked as its Secretary until she left India in

1948
She continued working in the SPG House in London until her 90th birthday when she retired and returned to India to spend her last days here She was active till then in bringing together countless nurses in India and abroad She died in St Stephens Hospital at the age of 92 on 15th May 1967

1909 9th January
The new hospital in Tis Hazari was formally opened The OPD had been opened six months earlier

1913
Dr Helen Franklin joined the staff and worked in St Stephens Hospital until 1920 when she became VicePrincipal and Professor of Surgery in the Lady Hardinge Medical College Continuing to give part time services to St Stephens Hospital In 1937 she left Lady Hardinge Hospital took up full time work in Ranchi and later in St Stephens Hospital for a year till her retirement in 1945 The Nurses Hostel and Doctors Quarters were built in 1913

1920 The Cottage Wards were built some of which were demolished to be replaced by the private wing in 1969

1926
Dr Alison Barnaby joined the staff She was on the staff until 1951 and again for a short term in 1956 She is remembered by many as the Safed Bal Wali Daktar a much loved and respected doctor

1927
Dr Charlotte Houtton came to India She was the Medical Superintendent in 1933 in place of Dr Houlton She was a member of the USPG and was involved in the planning of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences In 1941 she was awarded the KaiseriHind for here services in India and on her retirement in 1961 was awarded the MBE by the British Government She visited the hospital in 1969 and in 1976 came for the opening of the new general hospital She was known far beyond the limits of Delhi specially for her Obstetrics and Gynaecological skill and very many of her old patients still remember her with gratitude

1946
Dr Ruth Roseveare joined the staff in 1946 She left in 1967 to become Head of the Community of St Stephens

1961
Dr Lucy Oommen took over charge as the first Indian Medical Superintendent of the hospital from Dr Morris having been a member of the medical staff since December 1942

1963 14th March
The foundation stone of the present Nurses Training School building was laid by Miss Alice Wilkinson who was the Nursing Superintendent from 1916 to 1938

1968 16th March
The foundation stone of the New Wing of the Maternity Block was laid by Dr A N Jha Lt Governor of Delhi

1969 1st March
The new wing of the Maternity Block was opened by Mrs Indira Gandhi Prime Minister of India

1969 24th March
The St Stephens Hospital Society was registered under the Societies Registration Act

1970
The land adjacent to the Hospital up to Bouleward Road 27 acres was acquired from Government

1972 13th February The foundation stone of the new General Hospital was laid by Shri V V Giri President of India

1976 6th March
The new General Hospital opened by Mrs Indira Gandhi Prime Minister of India Dr Morris who was present at the inauguration function was given a special award by the Prime Minister of India being one of the two awards instituted by the Government of India in the international year of the women to foreign nationals in recognition of their outstanding service

1977
Dr Oommen was awarded Padma Shri at the investiture ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan in recognition of her devoted and selfless service to the hospital and to the community

1980
Construction of 64 dwelling units for essential staff of the hospital began at 4 Rajpur Road

1981 11th May
Dr Savitri Kavan Deputy Medical Superintendent passed away after serving the hospital for 29 years

1981 1st December
The new OPD Extension of the General Hospital was opened by Mr C M Stephen Minster of Communications

1983 11th April
Housing Complex at 4 Rajpur Road with 52 dwelling units completed

1983 3rd September
The Community Health Care Centre inaugurated by Shri Jag Mohan Lt Governor at Nandnagri Resettlement Colony

1984 4th December
Allotment of 3 acres of land adjacent to the hospital along the Boulevard Road

1985 31 October
Completion of 19 additional rooms for private patients and additional accommodation for doctors and nurses

1985 25th November
Centenary Celebrations conclude Release of Centenary Commemorative Postage Stamp by Shri Rajiv Gandhi Prime Minister of India

1988
Dr J Jacob took over as director

1995 15th December
The new Mother amp Child Block which was built with a generous grant from the Overseas Development Administration of British Government was inaugurated by Mr Madhav Rao Sindhia Minister for Railways

1999 31st August
Dr J Jacob retired and Dr Mathew Varghese took over as Director

1999 7th September
MRI Centre was inaugurated by Mrs Sheila Dikshit Chief Minister of Delhi

2001
Paediatric and Neurosurgery Intensive Care Units were commissioned

2002 11th July
Thalassemia Day Care Centre was inaugurated by Mrs Sheila Dikshit Chief Minister of Delhi

2002 16th October
The first kidney transplant at St Stephens Hospital was successfully performed by the Departments of Transplant Surgery and Nephrology

2005 9th August
Outpatient registration and pharmacy modules of the new Hospital Information Software were made operational

2005 27th October
Dr A P J Abdul Kalam President of India renamed the mother and child block as Dr Loocy Oommen Mother and Child Block

2006 1st Novermber
Dr Mathew Vargheses tenure as director ended and Dr Sudhir Joseph took over as Director

2007 10th October
Rt Rev Karam Masih tenure as Chairmen ended and Rt Rev Sunil Kumar Singh took over as Chairmen