Udupi Hospital to flag off centenary year celebrations Mangaluru News – Times of India

Udupi: The Lombard Memorial (Mission) Hospital will flag off its centenary year celebrations on Wednesday.
Dr Sushil Jathanna, director of the hospital, told reporters on Monday that the inauguration ceremony would include a blood donation camp at 9 am, a thank you service at 3 pm and the inauguration of the new block of the nursing college at 5 pm.
Jayakar Shetty, General Manager, Badagabettu Cooperative Society will inaugurate the blood donation camp. Rev. Sr. Sujatha, Vice President, CSI Karnataka Southern Diocese Mission Hospital Chapel will lead the thanksgiving service. Vinay Hegde, Chancellor, Nitte Deemed to Be University, will inaugurate the new block of Nursing College in the presence of Kurma Rao, Deputy Commissioner, Udupi and Bishop of Udupi Catholic Diocese, Most Rev. Dr. Gerald Isaac Lobo.
The centenary year celebrations of the hospital will be marked with a series of activities throughout the year, culminating in the closing ceremony on June 15, 2023, when a new book on the history of Mission Hospital will be released. The year-long activities will include academic meetings, cultural programmes, the inauguration of a palliative care center and the new campus for the paramedical college, Dr Jathanna said.
The 120-bed Lombard Memorial (Mission) Hospital was founded on June 15, 1923 by Dr. Eva Lombard, a young Swiss missionary doctor. One of the oldest hospitals, this is probably the first mother and child centric unit in the region. The hospital also runs five educational institutions offering courses in nursing and paramedical sciences and a kindergarten school. Its community based initiatives include Old Age Nursing Care Center Karunalaya and Old Age Home Sahajjivan.
Announcing the centenary vision, Dr. Jathanna said that the mission hospital has three clear objectives: to develop as a super-specialty hospital, with a view to establish a new medical college, with more courses in nursing and allied health sciences. Expanding your educational base as well. To offer more community-based services like a palliative care centre, home care services and outreach clinics in Udupi and rural areas of Udupi in the future.