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Sarala Elisha | |
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| Born | (1929-06-09)June 9, 1929 (age 96) |
| Education | Christian Medical College, Vellore (MBBS, 1946) |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Years active | 1958–1989 |
| Awards | Paul Harrison Award (1992)[1] |
Sarala Elisha (born 9 June 1929) is an Indian physician who served atKugler Hospital inGuntur,Andhra Pradesh. She was a 1946 graduate of Christian Medical College Vellore and received the Paul Harrison Award in 1992.[1] She is the longest-serving superintendent in the history of Kugler Hospital.[citation needed]
Elisha enrolled atChristian Medical College (CMC) Vellore in 1946 and completed her MBBS degree.[1] She was part of the institution during a significant period in its history, as CMC Vellore started India's first College of Nursing in 1946, the same year she began her medical studies.[2][3] She later obtained a Diploma in Obstetrics and Gynaecology from J.J. Hospital in Bombay.
Elisha joined Kugler Hospital in Guntur in 1958.[citation needed] The hospital, founded by American medical missionaryAnna Sarah Kugler in 1897, was notable for being the first women's hospital in the coastal belt of Andhra Pradesh and for being established and administered almost entirely by women.[4]
She became medical superintendent of the hospital in 1967 and served until her retirement in 1989, making her the longest-serving superintendent in Kugler Hospital's history.[citation needed] During her tenure as superintendent, she oversaw the operations of the 50-bed facility, which had been regarded as one of the best hospitals in the region.[citation needed]
Shortly after joining Kugler Hospital in 1958, Elisha started the Evangelical Union with Mrs. Rita Daniel and others. The Evangelical Union she founded became part of the broader Union of Evangelical Students of India (UESI) movement and contributed to the establishment of the Andhra Pradesh Evangelical Graduates Fellowship.[5]
Elisha was a member of the Christian Board of Medical Work in India (CBOMWI) and was confirmed as a Member of the Governing Body in 1972.[6]
Elisha authored "Spiritual Ministry in Our Hospitals," published in the Christian Medical Journal of India in 1991.[7]
In 1992, CMC Vellore awarded Elisha thePaul Harrison Award[1][8]
1992: Dr. Sarala Elisha (1946)
Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, opened India's first College of Nursing which started the graduate nursing course in 1946.
The Paul Harrison Award is one of the most prestigious awards awarded by CMC and the Alumni Association annually to one, or rarely two, medical undergraduate or postgraduate alumni for a lifetime of selfless steadfast and significant service in needy areas, in mission service, or in disadvantaged and under-recognised circumstances.