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{{Infobox hospital<br />
| name = Kugler Hospital<br />
| org/group = Karunya Healthcare & Academic Foundation<!-- Org or group that owns/manages the hospital --><br />
| image = File:Kugler Hospital, Guntur.jpg<!-- Preferably photo of the main building or entrance--><br />
| caption = Kugler Hospital<br />
| alt = Kugler Hospital<br />
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| location = [[Guntur]]<br />
| region = [[Guntur District]]<!-- e.g. County or City - NB autolinked --><br />
| state = [[Andhra Pradesh]] <!-- optional UK: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland. US: The US State - NB autolinked --><br />
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| address = 12-3-15, Kothapeta, Guntur - 522001 <!-- Address of main building --><br />
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| beds = 150 beds<!-- Cite in article as well --><br />
| founded = 22 June 1897<!-- Cite in article as well --><br />
| closed = 2010 (for Renovation)<!-- Use if defunct, please also add to Category:Defunct hospitals --><br />
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'''Kugler Hospital''' is a Landmark of [[Guntur City]]. [[Anna Sarah Kugler|Dr. Anna Sarah Kugler]] arrived in Guntur, India, Andhra Pradesh, in November 1883. With very few funds, and working as a teacher part-time, she started a small dispensary and began planning for a hospital for women. Her dream was realized as the American Evangelical Lutheran Mission Hospital, Guntur, India, which opened on 22 June 1897. The 50-bed hospital was established on an {{convert|18|acre|adj=on}} campus and was considered one of the best{{citation needed|date=July 2014}} in India, with surgical facilities, maternity and children's wards, and a nursing school. Dr. Kugler died in Guntur on 26 July 1930 and shortly after her death the hospital was renamed Kugler Hospital.<br />
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In addition to being the first women's hospital{{citation needed|date=July 2014}} in the entire coastal belt of Andhra Pradesh, Kugler Hospital is notable for being established and administered almost entirely by women. [[Mary Baer]] took over as acting superintendent for the hospital when Dr. Kugler went on furlough. [[Katherine Fahs|Ms. Katherine Fahs]] founded the nurses training program in 1899. The longest serving superintendent was [[Sarala Elisha|Dr. Sarala Elisha]]. The hospital chapel, the Zimmerman Memorial Chapel, was donated by [[Sophia Elizabeth Cook Amos Zimmerman|Mrs. Jeremiah Zimmerman]], an American, in 1906. When, in 1911, the maternity block was severely damaged and a new one was needed, the Women’s Convention at York, Pennsylvania pledged $5,000 and made the Maternity and Surgical Block possible. In 1911, a children’s ward was donated by [[Mary Creighton O'Neill Hencken|Mrs. Mary C. Hencken]] of New York.<br />
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The hospital was once one of the most popular hospitals in the region. On 23 February 2010, it was leased from the [[Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church]] (AELC) by M/s Karunya Healthcare & Academic Foundation who plan to renovate and modernise the hospital.<br />
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On 19 April 2010, Dr. Kugler's birth anniversary, M/s Karunya Healthcare & Academic Foundation held a prayer ceremony to bless the work of renovation and the re-opening of the hospital. The function was presided over by the then President of the AELC, the Rev. Dr. Suneel Bhanu and well attended by various dignitaries. In the function M/s Karunya Healthcare & Academic Foundation stated that the hospital will balance the continued commitment to the care of the poor and those most in need with the provision of highly specialized services to a broader community.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* http://www.elca.org/Who-We-Are/History/ELCA-Archives/Luth-Leaders-Collection/Anna-Kugler.aspx [http://www.elca.org/Who-We-Are/History/ELCA-Archives/Luth-Leaders-Collection/Anna-Kugler.aspx]<br />
* {{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/Hospital-to-be-revived/article16023244.ece | title=Hospital to be revived | date=20 April 2010 | newspaper=The Hindu | accessdate=7 October 2018 }}<br />
* [http://kgmm.org/ Guntur Medical Mission Hospital]<br />
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[[Category:Healthcare in Guntur]]<br />
[[Category:Hospital buildings completed in 1897]]<br />
[[Category:Hospitals in Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Guntur]]<br />
[[Category:1897 establishments in India]]</div>->Nikkimaria