Council of Christian Hospitals

Council of Christian Hospitals (COCH) is the body looking after the four hospitals and the nursing school established by the Canadian Baptist Mission in Andhra Pradesh (A.P.) and Orissa (OR) India.

The registered office of COCH is located in Christian Medical Centre, Pithapuram, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Participating Hospitals/School

 * CBM Bethel Hospital , Vuyyuru, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh
 * Star of Hope Hospital, Akiveedu, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh
 * Christian Medical Centre , Pithapuram, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh
 * Serango Christian Hospital     , Serango, Gajapathi district, Orissa
 * Integrated School of Nursing , Pithapuram, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh

Membership

 * in the Christian Medical Association of India, New Delhi
 * in the Council of the Christian Medical College, Vellore

The Council

 * Chairperson - Dr.Sushil Pakyanadhan
 * Vice-chairperson - Dr.Swarnalatha Wesley
 * Secretary - Rev. G. Babu Rao
 * Treasurer - Mr. M. David K. Sarma

Its activities

 * Administering the participating hospitals and the school.
 * Implementing COCH Community Development Programme (CCDP) ,
 * Sponsoring candidates to Christian Medical College, Vellore

Supporters

 * Canadian Baptist Ministries
 * Christoffel Blinden Mission
 * Hans Herter Indien Hilfe
 * Government of Andhra Pradesh - National Blindness Control Programme