Christian Hospital Serkawn ("Serkawn Hospital") is a hospital-cum-nursing school at Serkawn,

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, India, operated by the

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. Started in 1919, and formally established in 1923, it was the first hospital and nursing school in Mizoram. It has a registered capacity of 100 beds.

History

Medical work at Christian Hospital Serkawn started in 1919, with the arrival of Miss E.O. Dicks (Pi Dawki), A missionary nurse from the

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(BMS), London. She started operating a dispensary at her residence. A separate building was constructed and was officially inaugurated on 10 February 1923. Initially, the hospital had a capacity of 30 beds for women and children. In 1957 the BMS deputed Dr. H.G. Stockley (Dr Zomuana) and his wife, also experienced in health-care, as first resident doctor serving the community at Serkawn. Nursing school was started in 1952, with a course in auxiliary nurse mid-wifery (ANM), under the tutorship of Miss E.M. Maltby (Pi Zohnuni), who was then the nursing superintendent. In 1964, Dr C. Silvera became the first

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doctor and first Medical Superintendent of the hospital.

Facility

It has four main departments with medical, surgical, paediatrics, and obstetrics and gynaecology. It also runs a daily clinic in the nearby town, as well as occasional health outreach to distant villages or school check-ups. There is a nursing school attached to the hospital, with approximately 70 students. The hospital also helps run a local orphanage of about 20-30 children.

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*{{official website, https://web.archive.org/web/20090807113219/http://www.mizobaptist.org:80/Medical.php/ Buildings and structures in Mizoram Hospital buildings completed in 1923 Lunglei Hospitals in Mizoram Christian hospitals 1919 establishments in India