St. Joseph’s General Hospital is a non-profit voluntary organization, a registered society, entirely owned and operated by the sisters of the Society of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, Guntur Province, with its head quarters at Netherlands on those days and now in Rome. The seven JMJ Dutch missionaries from Holland arrived in Guntur on 24th February 1904 and opened a small dispensary. Later Dr. Sr. Mary Glowrey, a missionary from Australia, laid foundation for St. Joseph’s Hospital, Guntur in the year 1924 with three beds, which had developed steadily into a 250 bed hospital. St. Joseph’s Hospital is one of the first Catholic Mission Hospital in South India.
In 1904 a small dispensary was setup to cater to the health needs of the sick and suffering in present premises of ST. Joseph’s Hospital, Guntur.
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St. Joseph’s General Hospital DNB Student Dr. Sumaiya Barveen M M honoured with NBEMS President’s Gold Medal in Pediatrics at the 23rd NBEMS Convocation, New Delhi
We are immensely proud to share that Dr. SUMAIYA BARVEEN M M (Roll Number: 25163110270) from St. Joseph’s General Hospital has been awarded the prestigious NBEMS President’s Gold Medal in Pediatrics for June 2025.
This honor was conferred during the 23rd Convocation of NBEMS, conducted at Vigyan Bhawan on May 23, 2026.
The ceremony was presided over by Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda. During this grand occasion, 26,396 medical professionals were awarded their degrees, and 137 toppers from across the country received gold medals. We are delighted that our student, Dr. Sumaiya Barveen M M, is among these 137 achievers.
This remarkable achievement brings immense pride and honor to our institution, faculty, and the entire medical community of Guntur. We congratulate Dr. Sumaiya Barveen M M on this outstanding accomplishment and wish her continued success in her medical career.
ST. JOSEPH’S FEAST CELEBRATION AND INAUGURATION OF CENTENARY DIAGNOSTIC CENTRE
St. Joseph’s General Hospital, Guntur, joyfully celebrated the Feast of St. Joseph on 19th March 2026 with great devotion and enthusiasm. The occasion was made even more special with the inauguration of the Centenary Diagnostic Centre, commemorating the hospital’s transition into an inpatient facility in 1925.
The newly established centre has been designed with the vision of providing comprehensive diagnostic services under one roof. It is equipped with advanced facilities including X-ray, a fully functional laboratory with all its sub-departments, ultrasound, and CT scan services. Provision has also been made for the installation of MRI services in the near future.
The Centenary Diagnostic Centre was blessed by Bishop Emiritus Gali Bali, and the inaugural stone was unveiled by Rev. Sr. Vijaya Mary Udumala.
On the same day, a solemn Holy Mass was celebrated within the hospital campus, attended by a large gathering of the faithful, staff, and well-wishers, making the event a spiritually enriching and memorable occasion.
