Nurse Leaders Workshop at Duncan Hospital
The theme of the workshop was "Preparing Tomorrow’s Nurse Leaders- Changing the Paradigm." Ms. Robyn K. Bullock, EHA Nursing Consultant, Ms. T. Grace Matilda, Secretary of Nurse League of CMAI, Mrs. Manjula Deenam and Dr. Mathew George were the resource persons. Ms. Robyn took various sessions on Nursing Leadership, Conflict resolution and motivation. She emphasized that each Nurse leader should be role models of a Transforming Leader. Ms. T. Grace Matilda took sessions on Trends in Nursing and Legal & Ethical issues in Nursing. The session of Dr Mathew George on Meekness was much appreciated by the participants. The EHA Nursing Standards were presented to the nurses during the workshop. Group discussions were held and views presented in regards to its implementation. It was decided to implement the Nursing standards at the EHA hospitals from June 2005. The workshop ended with a Talent Show in which all participants and resource people actively participated. Mr. S.Ghosh, Duncan Hospital News from Sewa Bhawan Hospital, Jagdeeshpur11 May 2005 Health Camp Conducted Leprosy Awareness Week Sewa Bhawan Hospital has been recognised as Dots Provider and Microscopic Centre by the Government. Four Hospital staff including the Medical Officer were trained by the district tuberculosis centre for a period of one week. District Blindness Control Eye Camp Laproscopic Surgery Camp Mr. Peniel Malakar, Jagdeeshpur EHA Conducts EYE CME at Chhatarpur Christian Hospital21 April 2005: A successful Eye CME (Continuing Medical Education) was conducted by EHA at Chhatarpur Christian Hospital on March 18 & 19, 2005. All the EHA Eye Surgeons attended the CME. The CME was in the form of a surgical workshop. The main resource persons were Dr. Philip Kuruvilla from Trivandrum and Dr. Sydney Thyle. The theory and presentations were made in the Community Health hall while surgeries were demonstrated in the Chhatarpur eye operation theatre. The subjects were chosen by the participants. They included:
Topics 1-5 were demonstrated by live surgery. It is hoped that the eye surgeons will be able to take back with them the new things they have learnt and use it in the eye services in their respective hospitals. Chhatarpur hospital provided very good facilities for the conference as well as staying arrangements. Dr. Sydney Thyle, Coordinator Eye Services Graduation and Capping Ceremony of BMCH Nursing School20 April 2005: The 47th Graduation and 66th Lamp Lighting & Capping Ceremony of the School of Nursing, Burrows Memorial Christian Hospital was held on April 16, 2005. Dr. Vijay Anand of Makunda Christian Hospital was the Guest of Honour and Dr. Ann Anand the Chief Guest. Pastor Rev. Nabin Chandra Singha brought a word of Encouragement, “Bloom where you are planted for His glory”, for the Pre Training Students and parents. Miss. Heather Broadbent, Nurses Consultant spoke about the new INC Curriculum and continuing education for the Graduates. She encouraged all Graduates to try to study for a B.Sc. before 2010. The Lamp Lighting Ceremony was conducted by Dr. Vijay Anand and the Capping Ceremony by Tutors; Mrs. Rita Pradhan and Miss. Roselyn Lalthangkim. Members of the Teaching Faculty joined the PTS Students to say the Nurses Pledge. The Certificates to the Graduates were presented by Dr. Vijay Anand and the Graduates were rededicated by reciting the Nurses Pledge. The Health Workers sponsored by World Vision and the locally trained Laboratory Trainees were presented with the Hospital Badge. The programme concluded with a Vote of Thanks and a brief farewell speech from Mr. Vinay John, Principal of the Nursing School. Mr. Vinay John, Alipur Duncan Hospital Celebrates Easter
Easter Day began at 4:30 a.m. with singing and prayers in the hospital wards. Many patients and relatives gathered to hear the message of hope that “Jesus is risen.” This was followed by a service in the church graveyard, where we remembered that the grave is not the end, but that we have the confidence of salvation and everlasting life because of the reality and the power of the resurrection of Jesus. In the main worship service we celebrated with music, Bible reading, and a special drama performed by the Youth Fellowship. The drama using a court-room analogy, demonstrated that we are not saved by our own goodness or merit, but only by the sacrifice of Jesus through which God looks on Jesus and pardons us. In continuation of our celebration, we gathered as a community to enjoy a fellowship meal after the service. Many hands worked together to serve a delicious meal to 400 people, and we were all blessed by the sense of community that we shared. To round off the day, the evening English service continued in the spirit of hope and celebration through music, prayer, and readings from Scripture. In the evening’s message, we were reminded that in the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, God brings about transformation in hearts and lives. With thankful and hopeful hearts we celebrated Easter as a community. Dr. Mathew George, Duncan Hospital Makunda Hospital starts a New Hospital at Tripura
Dr. Vijay Anand Ismavel, Makunda Christian Hospital Medical Students retreat held at Dehradun
The programme included twice daily Bible studies, testimonies, topics such as the History, Vision and Mission of EHA, the Challenge of North India, Calling and Vocation, Choosing what is ethically correct in medical practice, MBTI (personality typing) and sharing by the participants. The students briefly visited Landour Community Hospital. They also led evening singing and the Sunday morning worship service at which Rev. Prakash George gave the message. On the whole the students enjoyed the programme, especially the interactive sessions. They specially benefited from the MBTI part, ably presented by Miss Jubin Verghese and the Bible studies led by Dr. David Forbes. Dr. Ann Thyle, Medical Secretary Golden Jubilee Celebrations at Baptist Christian Hospital Tezpur
The colorful gathering, of various tribes and people from the North Bank of Brahmaputra river, was a joyous occasion. A souvenir was published to mark the occasion. The hospital has had a new lease of life after Emmanuel Hospital Association took over the administration on October 1, 2004. This revival of the hospital is being ably led by Mr. Arwin Sushil and Dr. Deepak Singh. Many dignitaries of the church attended the function. Others who took part in the function were Dr. Varghese Philip, Executive Director of EHA; Dr. Sam Chittaranjan & Dr. Lionel Gnanaraj from CMC Vellore; Dr. Sam David, General Secretary, EMFI & Dr. P. K. John, Medical Superintendent of Nowrangpur Hospital, Orissa. EHA institutes Quarterly Award for Administrators
EHA has 20 hospitals and the administrators from these hospitals are encouraged to try and outperform each other. The best Administrator of the quarter receives a small monetary benefit but a lot of recognition! It is a form of sport. And now we are seeing some very quick and competent Quarterly reporting! The award is based on the critical quarterly report which each Hospital sends to the EHA Central Office in New Delhi. The Quarterly Report contains Patient and Procedure numbers, Income & Expenditure of the hospital along with Reports from the Senior Officers in charge of Administration, Medical services, Nursing and Community Health. Until recently, the Central Office analyzed the information using ratios and returned these to the Units, but now the Units are trying to both compile and analyze their own information. In the Second Quarter, of the current financial year, Mr. Jonathan Sushil of Makunda Hospital in Assam won the first prize. He had completed all the ratios as well as being the first to report. In the third Quarter, Mr. Daniel Dey of Madhipura was the clear winner. He had the complete reporting package e-mailed to Central Office, along with insightful analysis of the Hospital performance before most of the other administrators had started to think about it! We acknowledge their commitment and dedication. Herbertpur Christian Hospital offers Program in Surgical TechnologyFebruary 02, 2005: A training program for Surgical Technologists has been initiated in Herbertpur Christian Hospital. | Read more .. | Duncan School of Nursing Celebrates Golden Jubilee
The School of Nursing was started by Irene Stephen in 1955. It started with the Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) course and was initiated under the Bihar Nursing Council in 1955. It continued till 1972 and in those 17 years 529 ANM nurses completed the course. In 1965 the General Nurse and Midwifery course was started and the board was shifted to the current Mid India board of Examination. 382 GNM graduates have passed out from the school since then. The Chief Guests Mr. C. Lalsowta Commissioner of Muzaffarpur Division, Mr. Victor Emmanuel of EHA and Sister Khalko former principal gave special addresses during the service. Rev. Bagh dedicated the graduates and students to the nursing service. Some of the graduates and students shared their training experiences. The new logo was unfurled by the Chief guest during the Graduation and Capping Ceremony. Mr Lalsowta presented the certificates to the Graduates. The Capping and lamp lighting was done by M. R.Khalko and Mrs S. John former principals of the Nursing School. Mrs. Shobhana and Ms. Shashi pinned the year badge on the students. The Nightingale pledge was administered to all students. Mr. Kayakumar presented the Ekta Memorial award to the outstanding students of the year. Prizes were distributed to the achievers of various competitions held during the year. The ceremony ended with a vote of thanks from the Principal Ms. Parveen Masih. Lalitpur Hospital conducts Mega IOL eye camps
The infrastructure and facilities for the camp was provided by the CMO of the Civil Hospital. The Lions Club looked after the publicity, logistics and transport of patients to the camp. The members of the Lions club worked together with the eye team and helped them in every way. The team operated 50 patients each day. In four days the team could do 181 surgeries with the help of the operating Loupe. They could restore the sight of many of the poor patients who came for the camp. Sadna Suman is one such patient whose sight was restored after the surgery. Six months back she became bilaterally blind and lost vision in both the eyes. As a result her eldest daughter, who was just 16 years old, had to do all the house-hold work, apart from looking after her three younger siblings. Coming from a poor background, Sadna had given up all hope of ever seeing the light again. They could not afford the expensive treatment at a city hospital. Sadna came to the camp along with her husband to see what could be done to her eyes. After being screened by the doctor, she was posted for surgery on January 30. The IOL (intraocular lens) was inserted under Loupe, and she was discharged on the 31st with the sight restored in one of her eyes! Sadna walked back home a happy woman. By Dr. Punita, Lalitpur Hospital Governor Launches Project Orchid in Manipur
Dr B. Langkham of EHA and Dr Peter Deutschmann of the Australian International Health Institute (AIHI) of Melbourne University, were also present during the launch. The overarching goal of Project ORCHID is to reduce transmission of HIV and STIs among IDUs and SWs and their sexual partners, through a sustained response of increased scale and aiming to provide 80% coverage in the states of Manipur & Nagaland. The project is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation and covers 4 districts in Manipur and 5 districts in Nagaland. EHA signs MOU with Government of Nagaland27 January 2005: In a landmark development, EHA signed a MOU with the Government of Nagaland, on January 25, and entered into an agreement to vitalize, set up, manage and administer the 500-bedded Tertiary / Referral Hospital, Medical College and other health and allied health institutions at Dimapur, Nagaland. The MOU was signed by Dr. Varghese Philip, Executive Director of EHA and Mr. Temjen Toy, Secretary- Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of Nagaland. A Society will be formed and will be registered as the Christian Institute of Health Sciences & Research (CIHSR). The registered office of the society will be situated in Dimapur, Nagaland. EHA Hosts Institute of Medical Missions in North India
Various people from EHA took part in the program as facilitators. They were Dr Abraham Ninan of EHA Canada, Dr. Mathew George, Rev. Prakash George and Dr. Santosh Mathew. Dr. Anil Cherian of EMFI was the course coordinator and Dr Vikram Tirkey, Dr Chering and the team from Nav Jeevan played the host. The participants had seven days of intensive teaching on various aspects of medical missions, had opportunities to visit the hospital and community health work, interact with the faculty and learn from their life experiences. EHA Participates in UESI Golden Jubilee Celebration18 January 2005: At the recently concluded UESI Golden Jubilee Celebration, many people from EHA actively participated in it. The Golden Jubilee Celebration was held in Vijaywada from December 28, 2004 to January 1, 2005. Around 2700 delegates from different parts of the country and neighboring countries like Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal attended the Golden Jubilee Celebration. There were also special invitees from agencies like EFI, ESAF, RZDM, IMA, EFICOR, World Vision and EMFI. The celebration was a time of reflecting God's faithfulness, praise, worship, celebration, consecration and commitment. EHA had setup a separate stall in the display hall. Posters depicting the various needs of EHA were put up in the stall. Many medical, nursing, paramedical and management professionals visited the stall. They expressed their interest to associate with EHA’s ministry. Many were willing to support EHA’s work through prayer. Around 114 delegates registered their name and addresses and enquired about the ministry. Dr. Shantanu Dutta from EHA presented papers on ‘Legacy of UESI’ and ‘Being contemporary’. George Kutty and Antony Samy from Lalitpur, Mrs. Helen Paul from Fatehpur, Baswaraj and Harshlata from Lakhnadon, Jonathan from Makunda, Augustine from Kacchwa and Malyadri from Raxaul were EHA participants. All the participants were richly blessed by the sessions. By Mr. Antony Samy, Lalitpur Duncan Hospital inaugurates Platinum Jubilee celebrations
The two-day celebrations began on the morning of January 1, 2005 with a special dedication service. All staff were presented with commemorative pins and were led in pledging to an oath of grateful remembrance and re-commitment. That afternoon marked the highlight of the weekend, with an out door program of music, choreography, drama and an interview with long-serving staff. The programme concluded with The Duncan choir performing 'Agnus Dei' (Halleluiah) in a background of fireworks. The inaugural celebrations concluded on Sunday evening, with a moving service of worship, where all cadres of staff were commissioned to their various ministries. A special project called 'Ashish Kendra' (Place of Blessing) was also launched. The project will raise money from within the Duncan community to build a new Dharamshala (a shelter with cooking facilities and toilets) for relatives of inpatients who are poor and who presently use the courtyard to sleep and cook. The year-long platinum jubilee observance will culminate in the last week of November 2005 with a grand finale of exhibitions and programs, reflecting the wide spectrum of our rich heritage, diverse culture, growing vision, and our commitment to praise and worship. We invite you to join us both in person and in prayer. By Dr. Mathew George, Duncan Hospital Raxaul |
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26 May 2005: The Workshop for Senior Nurse Leaders was held at Duncan Hospital, Raxaul from May 16-20, 2005. Nurses from nine different EHA units and six from other Christian organizations like SDA, Ranchi; St. Bananas Hospital, Ranchi; Leprosy Mission Hospital, Muzaffarpur and Mohulpahari Christian Hospital participated in the workshop.
06 April 2005: As part of the month-long Focus on the Christian Family, the Duncan Hospital community participated in a wonderful and significant celebration of Easter on March 27, 2005. The celebration began on Easter eve with a program arranged by the Children’s Club team. The program enabled the children to share with hospital patients and their families about the Good News of Easter. In two central locations around the hospital wards, they performed a simple but powerful drama illustrating the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
23 March 2005: The new hospital at Kamalacherra (Ambassa) in Tripura will start as a dispensary on March 28, 2005. Last week an agreement was made between Makunda Hospital and the local community for accommodation and temporary premises for the hospital to function from. The land to be used for the new hospital is being cleared of trees. The construction of the first building, which will have the registration, OPD, pharmacy and laboratory will start in about two month’s time. A team consisting of a doctor, VHW, Lab technician and ECG technician will operate from the new site and more doctors are being recruited to join the team. Furniture, refrigerator, small autoclave for minor procedures, ECG machine, microscope, diagnostic kits and assorted drugs will be installed in the dispensary. There is a plan to buy a X-ray machine and a generator for the new hospital.
07 March 2005: Fifty three medical and dental students from the Christian Medical College, Ludhiana gathered at Torchbearers in Dehradun from February 12 -13 for a three-day retreat sponsored by EHA. They were accompanied by Anand and Sonia Peacock and Stephen Victor, staff at CMC.
24 February 2005: Baptist Christian Hospital at Tezpur celebrated its Golden Jubilee on February 16, 2005.
22 February 2005: In an attempt to encourage timely and competent reporting from its Hospital Administrators, EHA initiated a Quarterly Award for the Administrator who reports first!
50 years of Excellence in Service to Nursing Education
14 February 2005: A Mega Eye Camp was conducted at Ashok Nagar MP, 90 km from Lalitpur from January 27 to January 31, 2005. The camp was a joint venture between Lions Club – Ashok Nagar, the District Civil Hospital and HBM Hospital Lalitpur. The eye team performed 181 IOL surgeries.
29 January 2005: The Manipur branch of Project ORCHID, an EHA AIDS Project, was officially launched on January 18, 2005 by the Manipur Governor, His Excellency Shri S.S. Sidhu, in the presence of the Chief Minister, Health Minister and Health Secretary of Manipur.
24 January 2005: The Institute of Medical Missions in North India was hosted at Nav Jeevan Hospital Satbarwa from January 17 to 22. Twelve participants took part in the Institute. The IMM was organized by EMFI (Evangelical Medical Fellowship India). The participants were - one junior doctor from Satbarwa, four Interns, five Medical students and two Para medical students from various medical colleges in Bihar and Jharkhand.
4 January 2005: The Scottish Medical missionary Dr. Cecil Duncan established the Duncan Hospital in the year 1930. As a tribute to his legacy and in acknowledgement of the Lord’s faithfulness and provision, a yearlong celebration of the 75th anniversary was launched on January 1, 2005. Dr. Santosh Mathew, Medical Secretary (East, North East and Central Regions) was the chief guest. Basing his messages on the Old Testament, he encouraged us to apply God’s principles to our current jubilee celebrations.