by Dr. Jeena

In June, I joined Prem Sewa Hospital in Utraula. The first few weeks were some of the toughest of my professional life.

Walking into a hospital that had been struggling for years was overwhelming. Introducing change often met with resistance, and there were days when I found myself asking, “Why did I come here?” The pressure has been immense.

Our inpatient services had been closed for almost three years. Today, we are slowly rebuilding them. We have restarted normal deliveries and emergency cesarean sections, taking one step at a time. Every woman who comes into labour reminds me that I carry the responsibility for two lives—the mother and her baby—with no immediate specialist backup.

One experience, in particular, will stay with me forever. A young mother who had suffered three heartbreaking miscarriages came to us. During her evaluation at our hospital, she was diagnosed with a complicated condition. Later, she underwent an emergency caesarean section here in Utraula and delivered a healthy baby boy. When his family heard his first cry, they broke down in tears.

They had watched us care for her before the surgery, in the labour room, and again inside the operating theatre. Afterwards, the mother said something I will carry with me for the rest of my life: “We found hope in the midst of hopelessness through this hospital.”

Those words made every difficult day worthwhile.

That little boy is my miracle baby. Every time I see him, I am reminded that hope is already at work in this hospital. We don’t wait for perfect infrastructure, abundant resources, or ideal circumstances. We work through ordinary people who are willing to serve faithfully.

These first months have exhausted me, challenged me, humbled me, and stretched my faith in ways I never expected.

Yet they have also reminded me that miracles happen. Sometimes the restoration of a place begins with a single life that changes everyone’s perspective.

I don’t know what lies ahead for Prem Sewa Hospital. There is still so much to rebuild, so much to improve, and many more challenges to face. But today, I have hope.

Years from now, when this hospital is full of life again, I hope to look back on these difficult first months and remember them not for the exhaustion or the obstacles, but for the way they became the foundation of something far greater than any of us could see.