Bethania over the year

BETHANIA OVER THE YEAR

4^th August 1964

Fr. Ligori Jansen, the founder, set up a small clinic and a dispensary with the firm intentions of making it “THE     BETHANIA HOSPITAL”.

September 1966              

Initially two Belgian Nurses Sr. Rosa Vierendeels and Jeanne Heyvaert and later Monique Boone are the first nurses to arrive at Bethania and start nursing care.

3^rd September 1967

                 +     A 50 bed General Ward is opened.

1969

                +     Dr. Demuyunck from Belgium arrives to be the Medical superintendent.

             +     Addition of 40 bed TB Ward.

             +     Bethania receives the first Ambulance donated by Belgian Friends (LIMBURG).

1973

                +     Dr. Geert Decaluwe from Belgium takes over as new Medical Superintendent.

                +     Dutch Brother Bernardino supervises the continuous extension of the Hospital premises.

1976

               +     Two Belgian Doctors Marc and Solange Claerbout arrive to:

               +     Start the “Rural Health Care”

               +     Extend the TB programme.

1979

               +     TB Wing is extended.

1980

                Four Sisters of St. John of God (Australia) takes over the Nursing Care. 

1982

Sr. Isobel Moran, a Lady Doctor and Physician arrive from Australia to become the Medical Director. The position she holds todate. 

1985

Fr. Ligori, founder of The Bethania Hospital completes 20 years of untiring service and returns to Belgium by handling over the management in the able hands of Fr. Eubert Pollentier.

1986

Court was built by. Rev.Fr. Ligori Jassen in 1980, was cement by Fr. Eubert Pollentier in1986.

1989

Bethania completes its 25 years of services and celebrates the Silver Jubilee with the announcement of “EXTENSION of Hospital for Medical and Surgery”.

1990

             +      Work on Hospital Extension starts under supervision of Fr. Emile (Gerard Deprez)

 +     Sr. Isobel Moran presents the First Study on TB at the Conference of International Union against Tuberculosis    and Lung Diseases, held in China.

             +     Maj. (Retd) Eric Joseph is appointed as first Administrator from the Laity.

     1992         

 Extension works completed. Bethania now has a new block for Medical and Surgical Wing, backed by two Main Operating theatres and an Intensive Care Unit.

2006

Inauguration of X-Ray Dept and new computerized registration office by Dr. Laurence John Saldanha Archbishop of Lahore Diocese 14^th May, 2006

2013

In 2013 there had been introduced Bethania Nursing Training School with one class room.

2015

 Later on Rev. Fr. Robin Bashir Director of Bethania Hospital renovated this one class room school into well furnished laboratory, Class Room and hostel with 20^th student batch under guidance of Mrs. Julia Ramiz (Principle) RN, RM Post RNBScN following course outline of LPN (Licensed Practical Nursing) which is Inauguration by His Grace Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw in 14^th May, 2015.

 2016

Work on extension of Physiotherapy and Anti-Obesity Centre complete. Bethania Now Bethania Has a new Physio and Anti-Obesity furnished with high tech machines and equipments under the supervision of Rev. Fr. Robin Bashir in 2016.

Further, another step toward the latest technology of biometric attendance system in 2016 and now planning to install walk through scanner to improve the security