Little Lourdes Mission Hospital was established in 1956 by late Mgr. Cyriac. J. Mattathil, who was inspired by the holistic healthcare at the world famous Grotto of Lourdes in France, by the intercession of Blessed Mother Mary. He identified the need for a Hospital at his native place, Kidangoor and started it with 12 beds with limited facilities. Just before his death he entrusted this institution to the Visitation congregation, in the Archdiocese of Kottayam.
Founder: Msgr. Cyriac J. Mattathil LLM Hospital, was the idea of Reverent Father Cyriac J. Mattathil, a man of compassion. He conceived this idea from the inspiration he got at the world famous Grotto of Lourdes in France, were priority was given to Holistic Healthcare. He worked on this idea, understanding the need of such a hospital in his native place. Thus he started this hospital with just 12 beds and limited facilities prior to his death he had entrusted this institution to the visitation congregation in the Archdiocese of Kottayam. 50 years have passed and what is behind us in an excellent record of health care and paralleled trust.
The Hospital At Present
With unconditional support and enlightened vision of the general supervision of Visitation Congregation, the Hospital has grown from 12-bedded hospital to 250-bed strength multispeciality hospital with two educational programmers viz. multipurpose Health Workeres Training Course and General Nursing and Midwifery Course. Now it carees more than 52612 outpatients and about 20750 inpatients every year.
About 20 departments function round-the-clock in the hospital. Authentic and well experienced, dedicated senior doctors and energetic and enthusiastic junior doctors work as a team to uphold the health care service in our hospital. With self-immolated and christianized charity Motivated Religious sister-nurses, service based staff nurses and student nurses, the nursing service department excels. Committed and skilled paramedical services and other hard working auxiliary services do make the hospital one of the best in central kerala.
Geographic Location
The Hospital is easily accessible, as it is very near to the National Highway 220, 7kms from Ettumanoor junction on the road to Pala.
Our Mission
Holistic Healing.
Healing through the Compassionate Love of Jesus
Objectives
• To provide holistic health care to the sick with a spirit of dedication.
• To provide preventive, promotive and inabilitative services in the hospital as well as in the community.
• To prepare different categories of health care personnel.
• To organize and conduct staff development programmes for all categories of personnel.
Education Programmes
In the year 1979, the Female Health Workers course (1 and a half year) was started under the central Govt. Scheme. The GNM programme started in the year 2001. Indian Nursing Council recognizes both these programmes. Experienced and dedicated nurse educator’s work as a team to impart knowledge, skill and attitude in the students and to bring out their hidden talents, thus creating service oriented professionals.
Auxiliary Service Rendered
Keeping the axiom, "Prevention Is better than cure" in mind the hospital has conducted many awareness programmes like free medical camps among the neighbouring Panchayaths and Villages and sex education classes for teenagers in the various schools in Kottayam district. These include financial aid given for conducting marriages, doing repairs and maintenance of employees, homes, starting of a saving scheme etc. Periodical visits to orphanages, old age homes and various colonies have become a regular feature enabling both physical and moral help to the needy.
