A trusted landmark in the crowded streets and alleyways of Tis Hazari in Old Delhi. An institution of compassion and caring for those in pain, the St. Stephen’s Hospital.

The story of St. Stephen’s Hospital began over a century ago, when a hospital for women and children was opened in 1885 by a group of missionary women, the first of its kind in Delhi. The need based growth of the hospital widened the scope of the hospital’s operations and subsequently, in 1908, the hospital established itself at its present site in Tis Hazari.

Since then, St. Stephen’s Hospital has nursed North Delhi’s teeming population, with special care for the economically weaker groups.

The area around the hospital is among the oldest residential areas of Delhi. It is congested and over crowded with its attendant medical and environmental problems.

Today St. Stephen’s Hospital serves the needs of around 5,000,000 people residing in the walled city of Delhi. Of our patients, only 25% occupy the private beds and 75% use the general wards. An overwhelming majority of our patients come from the low-income groups, who are given full medical treatment at subsidised rates. For poor patients the entire treatment is free of charge.

Quite naturally, this policy places great pressure on the hospital’s finances. And since we receive no Government funding, we are dependent on the compassion and understanding of well-wishers and donors, to carry forward our mission of hope.

Department of Orthopaedics

The Department of Orthopaedics specializes in Reconstructive surgery, Surgery for polio and spastic children, lengthening of short limbs, hips and knee replacement and problems of the back and spinal cord injury. The Orthopedic residency program schedule is as follows:

• Monday, Wednesday,Friday- 8.00am teaching class with resident presenting a case.
• Tuesday-radiological discussion class.
• Thursday-interesting cases from the week and managment plans or seminars on different topics.
• Saturday-journal club( discussion with our neighboring hospital regarding the latest issues, articles recently published especially in orthopedics, foot and ankle surgery, spine surgery and pediatric orthopedics.

Every day OT starts at 7.00 am and goes according to the list up to 11.pm.  The consultant and  registrar starts the case( the resident on duty will join after the classes).  Each resident maintain a log book of the cases done, assisted, every case which is admitted will first be seen by resident . case planned and presented in daily ward rounds at 10am that way resident have all chances to examin and make independant plans and each resident maintain a log book.  There is also a new Foot and ankle clinic.

St. Stephen’s Hopsital (est. 1885)