Believers Church Medical College Hospital, Thiruvalla, Kerala

Believers Church Medical College Hospital is a 750 bedded tertiary care hospital with a committed group of medical professionals aiming to provide quality holistic care that is cost-effective. Along with state-of-the-art facilities including ultra-modern operation theatres and Intensive Care Units, our services range from primary care like general medicine to super speciality care like interventional cardiology.

The hospital also offers various specialized services in Internal Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics/Gynaecology, Paediatrics, ENT, Ophthalmology, Psychiatry, Anaesthesia, Pulmonary Medicine, Orthopaedics, Dentistry, and Dermatology. 

We offer a wide range of super speciality services, including Cardiology, Neurology, Nephrology, Gastroenterology, Clinical Hematology, Interventional Radiology, Endocrinology, Neonatology, Neurosurgery, Adult and Paediatric Cardiac Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Oncology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Paediatric Surgery, Urology and Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Surgery.

Clinical services are complemented by strong laboratory and radiodiagnosis departments that help with a rapid and accurate diagnosis. Patients with complex medical disorders are cared for by trained intensive care teams in the ICU, CCU, NICU, and PICU. The Operating Theatres boast state-of-the-art technology and a committed team confident of catering to all surgical needs.

Believers Church Medical College is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and healing. The college enrols 100 students each year into its MBBS programme. The curriculum is centred on a holistic student learning programme. Students live on campus and have access to an extensive library. Well-equipped recreational facilities that include a gymnasium, indoor games, basketball, badminton and volleyball courts are available to students.

VISION

Bringing hope and healing with the love of Christ.

MISSION

Mission 1 - Center of Caring and Scholarship

To be a world class centre of scholarship in the art and science of healing

Exhibiting professionalism, excellence, compassion and a holistic Christ-centered understanding of healing.

Mission 2 - Partnership

Partnering with other like-minded healthcare providers in supporting and extending the medical mission.

Mission 3 - Advocacy

To make a larger impact on health and healthcare through policy advocacy.

Moran Mor Athanasius Yohan I Metropolitan, of Believers Eastern Church, has a vision to provide quality holistic healthcare in an environment where patients can find both healing and wholeness. Believers Church Hospital and Medical College, located near the church’s headquarters, flows from this dream.

Starting a hospital alone is not a sustainable means for equipping the people of India towards holistic health. Therefore the hospital looks ahead to train young men and women for healing by introducing training programmes in medical, nursing and allied health sciences. The medical college will challenge students to serve in rural areas of the country that lack proper healthcare. The desire is that they will continue to serve the nation after their training.

Metropolitan Moran Mor Athanasius Yohan I Metropolitan's hope is that the hospital will not only meet a need for additional hospital beds locally but will also equip young people to make a difference elsewhere.

Areas of Focus

The guiding principle given by our Metropolitan was that the journal should not be for science-for science sake alone but also translate to application of science to improve health care of the people; be down-to-earth touching people's lives and living , providing insights to alleviate the suffering of humanity. Hence the areas of focus have been extended beyond the traditional to include the following:

1. Humanities: Fostering Hope & Healing with Compassion , Value-Building, Professionalism and Ethics

2. Discipline & Specialty related: Adding new evidence-based knowledge of practical use to the fraternity

3. From the Mission fields & Community: Sharing of mission experiences ; projects that work , health & developmental interventions,

4. Students , Learning and Medical Education: Insights from teaching and learning and experiences from the classroom, hospital & the field

5. Continuing Professional Development and Quality Improvement: fostering improvement in professional practice & health systems

Types of Manuscripts

The broad areas of focus listed above however needs to be translated into the following types of manuscripts:

1. Editorial and invited articles

2. Original Research

3. Review Article

4. Letters to Editor

5. Short Communication

6. "Outside the Box" ideas and Good Practices