Philadelphia Hospital & School of Nursing, Ambala

Philadelphia Hospital & School of Nursing, Ambala

Type	Private
Established	1887
Director	Dr. Sunil Sadiq
Undergraduates	100 per year
Location	Ambala , Haryana , India 24°26′N 86°37′E / 24.43°N 86.62°E / 24.43; 86.62
Affiliations	Indian Nursing Council, Haryana Nursing Council, Medical Council of India
Website	www.philadelphiahospitalambala.org

Philadelphia Hospital & School of Nursing, Ambala comprises two sisterly organisations; Philadelphia Hospital, Ambala & Philadelphia School of Nursing, Ambala these institutes provide community health and education.

History[]

The hospital was opened in 1901 by Dr Jessica Carlton, an American missionary from Philadelphia, USA, who came to Ambala in 1887.^[1]

Philadelphia School of Nursing, Ambala is sister organisation of Philadelphia Hospital, Ambala. School of Nursing is a pioneering institute of medical training in India. School of Nursing was established in 1924. In the beginning it had a nursing staff of one trained American nurse and ten Indian trainees. The first batch of nurses - when medical care for women was almost unheard of except for the traditional mid-wives - were trained in General nursing, Anatomy, Physiology and Mid-wifery. School of Nursing is recognized by Indian Nursing Council and Haryana Nursing Council.

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