St Martha's College of Nursing & Hospital, Bangalore

Campus Location: Bangalore

Located in St. Martha’s School of Nursing, a unit of St. Martha’s hospital, was started in 1933 and upgraded to College of Nursing in1998. The students passed out from the portals of St. Martha’s have spread the aroma of healing to various corners of the world. Though geographically spread apart, yet they are connected through the umbilical cord of Alma Matter – Let your light shine!! This desire to strengthen the connectivity, the bond that prevailed beyond caste, creed, religion, language, state and country; the alumni association was started in the year 2003, by then Principal, Sr. Anne Marie Fernandes. It was proved to be an excellent forum where the past students could share their memories and experience, cherish the love and care and enrich one another., The year 2003 has been the most eventful year for Alumni of the College of Nursing, St. Martha’s Hospital. The First Alumni Association Get-together happened on May 31, 2003. Alumni Members from both Diploma in General Nursing & Midwifery Course & B.Sc. Nursing Degree Course from different parts of our Country as well as abroad attended the Programme. The Get-together created a dynamic link between the Institution & Alumni.St. Martha’s Hospital was started in the year 1886 by Sisters of the Good Shepherd, a Congregation founded by St. MARY EUPHRASIA PELLITIER, in 1835 in ANGERS, FRANCE. It is an International congregation present in 74 countries with its Generalate in Rome. The congregation established its foundation in India in the year 1854 August 15th., The Charism of the congregation is to share the compassionate love of Jesus the Good Shepherd to those at the margins of the society especially with women and children. In India, the sisters work in nine states, expressing the Charism through education, health care, social work, care homes for street children, orphan babies, un-wed mothers and young girls, crisis intervention center, training and rehabilitation of migrants, child laborers and sex workers, prison ministry and pro-life., Health care is provided through the portals of St. Martha’s Hospital and dispensaries in remote villages., St. Martha’s Hospital began in 1886 on a piece of land gifted by the then Maharaja of Mysore in appreciation of the services rendered by the sisters of the Good Shepherd, during a time of famine and plague., St. Martha’s Hospital, a charitable institution, has been touching the lives of thousands of people for the last 130 long years. The institution stands out as a hall mark of medical service and education in our country and is committed to bring compassionate healthcare to the economically weaker sections and those at the margins of society., Our hospital focuses on delivering competent medical care to the patients at affordable cost, maintaining the sanctity of ethical practices, keeping compassion in its center. It provides super specialty treatment with state of the art facilities with experienced team of Doctors, Nurses and paramedics, following world class health care practices., St. Martha’s Hospital, one of the leading institution in health care has been providing quality education in Nursing since 1933 and DNB (postgraduate programme for Doctors) since 1984. The institution provides conducive atmosphere for the wholistic development of the students, enabling them to standout as professionals and make a difference wherever they go. The young students who enter the portals of St. Martha’s are groomed to be compassionate, efficient and effective care givers, able leaders and responsible citizens; indeed a gift to the humanity., School of Nursing was started in 1933 and upgraded to College of Nursing in1998. Since its inception, it has trained thousands of nurses whose outstanding skills and competence have won praise not only in India but in several countries abroad., VISION, Animated by the spirit of Jesus the Good Shepherd, we strive to bring healing and wholeness to individuals, families and communities through the formation of nurses who are committed, competent and compassionate., MISSION, To build on the foundations of respect and human dignity, a conducive environment for learning, practice and research that ensures the professional, academic and spiritual growth of the student nurses, thereby empowering them to excel clinically, rooted in the compassionate love of Jesus the Good Shepherd.. Use Google Maps for turn-by-turn driving directions to the campus.