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Kurji Holy Family Hospital Caring for the sick in a 300-bed hospital is one of hundreds of ways in which Medical Mission Sisters around the world try to be a healing presence to others today. Kurji Holy Family Hospital, a teaching hospital with a nursing school, opened in 1958 as an expansion of our Sisters' work in Patna, Bihar, India. A dozen Medical Mission Sisters (MMS) are involved in this ministry. In 2000, the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth (SCN) entered into partnership with us in the management and stewardship of the hospital. Sister Juliana D’Cunha, MMS, is the Hospital Administrator, and Sister Roshini Periera, SCN, is the Associate Administrator. “We continue to foster and cement our relationships through liturgies, celebrations, and constant togetherness in our mission realities and challenges.”
The hospital’s Jubilee Year was celebrated in 2008. In addition to the comprehensive care always given to patients, gynecological surgeries were offered at reduced rates for impoverished women, and a free eye camp was conducted. Polio corrective surgeries and follow-up care were given to children courtesy of the Rotary Club of Patna; free cleft lip and palate surgeries were sponsored by Smile Train; and several programs supporting people with HIV/AIDS were implemented. The 50th anniversary celebration culminated on November 16, 2008, with a beautiful Mass celebrated by Most Reverend William D’Souza, S.J., the Archbishop of Patna, and 20 priests. The Honorable Health Minister of Bihar, Shri Nand Kishore Yadav, was the chief guest. Sister Rowena Miranda, our District Coordinator in North India, said, “We are indeed grateful to our sisters, the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, for their generosity and openness to join hands with us. This has been a significant step, and a witness to the Church in India. We are grateful to all our collaborators, the Jesuits…and above all the Diocese for their support and involvement in this healing ministry.” She added, “Kurji Holy Family Hospital has expanded its horizons and vision, moving beyond just curative care to a preventive, promotive, and holistic approach to health and healing, taking its services beyond the confines of this hospital to the villages and slums…the challenge for all of us is to serve with commitment and dedication, striving to give quality care with love to the most important person in the hospital – the patient.”
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