First Catholic hospital in Tripura

May 17, 2012: The foundation for the first Catholic hospital in Tripura, a Nort East Indian State was laid today by Bishop Lumen Monteiro of Agartala. The St Joseph’s Hospital will come up at Amtali, a suburb of Agartala, capital of Tripura and will be owned and managed by Sisters of St. Joseph of Annecy (SJA), Bhubaneswar. “It will provide quality medical facilities in a spirit of service,”said SJA provincial, Sr. Pauline.

She said the biggest challenge for the hospital will be to deliver high-quality healthcare treatment at an affordable cost.Bishop Monteiro of Agartala thanked the sisters for their health care service in Tripura. He said there are only a few private health care facilities in the capital city that are struggling to deliver quality health care. The hospital will begin services after one of its floors gets ready by next year.