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{{Infobox hospital<br />
| Name = Christian Hospital Serkawn<br />
| Org/Group = [[Baptist Church of Mizoram]]<br />
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| Location = [[Lunglei]]<br />
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| Country = [[India]]<br />
| Coordinates = {{coords|22.907|92.758|display=title,inline}}<br />
| HealthCare = Private<br />
| Type = Christian, Not-for-profit<br />
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| Emergency = Yes<br />
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| Beds = 100<br />
| Founded = 1919<br />
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| Website = http://www.mizobaptist.org/Medical.php<br />
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'''Christian Hospital Serkawn''' ("Serkawn Hospital") is a hospital-cum-nursing school at Serkawn, [[Lunglei]], [[Mizoram]], India, operated by the [[Baptist Church of Mizoram]]. Started in 1919, and formally established in 1923, it was the first hospital and nursing school in Mizoram.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Baptist Church of Mizoram: History|url=http://www.nccindia.in/nccinew/index.php/affiliates-network/member-churches/92-affiliates-network/member-churches/148-bcm.html|publisher=National Council of Churches in India|accessdate=1 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402110032/http://www.nccindia.in/nccinew/index.php/affiliates-network/member-churches/92-affiliates-network/member-churches/148-bcm.html|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> It has a registered capacity of 100 beds.<br />
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==History==<br />
Medical work at Christian Hospital Serkawn started in 1919, with the arrival of Miss E.O. Dicks (Pi Dawki), A missionary nurse from the [[Baptist Missionary Society]] (BMS), London. She started operating a dispensary at her residence. A separate building was constructed and was officially inaugurated on 10 February 1923.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hospital Ni (Hospital Day)|url=http://zalen.co.in/sakhua-feb-15-2015/|accessdate=1 March 2015|work=Zalen|date=15 February 2015}}</ref> 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 [[Mizo people|Mizo]] doctor and first Medical Superintendent of the hospital.<ref>{{cite web|title=History of Medical Department|url=http://www.mizobaptist.org/medical-health-department/|publisher=Baptist Church of Mizoram|accessdate=1 March 2015}}</ref><br />
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==Facility==<br />
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.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20090807113219/http://www.mizobaptist.org:80/Medical.php/}}<br />
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Mizoram]]<br />
[[Category:Hospital buildings completed in 1923]]<br />
[[Category:Lunglei]]<br />
[[Category:Hospitals in Mizoram]]<br />
[[Category:Christian hospitals]]<br />
[[Category:1919 establishments in India]]</div>>MPGuy2824