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Focus on Women’s Health…at Burrows Memorial Christian Hospital

If you are a pregnant woman who lives near Burrows Memorial Christian Hospital, you can come every Friday for a free ultrasound, and come on the 19th of the month for a free prenatal checkup at their clinic. This kind of medical care is essential for poor, rural families who usually go through an entire pregnancy without seeing a doctor.

In a given year, the staff at the hospital cares for 30,330 outpatients and 2,550 inpatients, perform 1,200 surgeries, and deliver 840 babies. Burrows Memorial Christian Hospital is located in Assam in the northeast corner of India. It was started in 1935 and joined EHA in 2000. The scope of their medical care has grown significantly over time, and today they have 70 beds, 7 doctors, 40 nurses, 3 pharmacists, and a total of 111 staff members. Some of the strengths of the hospital are their free medical clinics, their training of lay leaders in the community, and their care for displaced people who have escaped flooding or ethnic unrest.