WHO WE ARE
St.Ann’s Hospital, Vijayawada stands magnanimously under God’s Divine Providence as one of the sought after educational and health care institutions in the state. The Sisters of St.Ann, Luzern whose head quarters is in Switzerland, started St.Ann’s Hospital, Vijayawada popularly known as “American Hospital” in the year 1940. Mother Elizabeth Affentranger, the pioneer of our Society who came to India from Switzerland in the year 1927 is the Foundress of this Hospital. This hospital is located in Andhra Pradesh in Krishna Dt, was started as 40 bedded hospital in the year 1940 under the leadership of our Swiss missionary Mother Elizabeth Affentranger who volunteered daringly to venture into action with an untiring zeal and devouring spirit. This hospital was prominently known as “maternity hospital”. Today it is grown to a hospital with 350 beds catering to the health needs of thousands of people in and around Krishna District and far and wide.
“By taking the name of St.Ann and following her example in all activities a continual homage is paid to the Mother of the Mother of God. The Society is in fact an active shrine for her veneration”.
HOW IT ALL BEGAN
Mother Elizabeth Affentranger and other pioneers who came to India in 1927 worked in government head quarters Hospital at machilipatnam for more than a decade. Recognizing the dedicated and committed service, the Government requested the Sisters to start a hospital in Vijayawada as there was no other hospital in Vijayawada except the government Hospital. Studying the signs of the time and its situations Sisters of St.Ann came forward with a proposal to begin a small clinic. As far as finance was concerned, they had very little of it, but the Divine providence came to their help through various well-wishers and benefactors of the locality and sisters were able to construct a hospital with 40 beds in 1940.As the years passed by, people acknowledged our service and began flocking. This was the felt need to extend our service and to start various departments in course of time. Today it stands erect under God’s mantle, “healing to reveal the Healer”.
