St. Joseph's Hospital, Baramulla, is a Catholic Christian charitable hospital and School of Nursing.
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History
St. Joseph Hospital was started on 21 September 1921 by Franciscan Missionaries of Mary. Franciscan Missionaries of Mary sisters came from Rawalpindi to start a hospital at the request of the Mill Hill Fathers. After setting up a temporary dispensary followed by a maternity hospital and dispensary in 1931, a full-fledged general hospital was established in 1937. The hospital was attacked by tribes from Pakistan in 1947. Mother Aldertrude, Mother Superior of the convent, Miss Philomena, a nurse, Mr. Jose Barreto, and Sr. María Teresalina Sánchez of F.M.M. were brutually killed. In 1965, auxiliary nurse midwifery (ANM) and female multi purpose health worker (FMHW) courses were started at the hospital.
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Present
St. Joseph's Hospital, St. Joseph's School and St. Joseph's Catholic Church share the same campus. St. Joseph Hospital is the only Christian hospital in the valley of Kashmir. It has served the valley in many ways. St. Joseph's is affiliated with the Catholic Health Association of India (CHAI) and Missionaries Health Services (MHS).
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