Council of Christian Hospitals

Council of Christian Hospitals

Abbreviation	COCH
Formation	13 April 1973 (1973-04-13)[1]
Founder	Canadian Baptist Mission
Founded at	Pithapuram (Andhra Pradesh)
Legal status	Body corporate under Indian Societies Registration Act
Purpose	Healthcare provider
Headquarters	Pithapuram, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh
Coordinates	17°07′34″N 82°15′17″E / 17.12615°N 82.25469°E / 17.12615; 82.25469
Region	Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
Membership (2015)	4 participating hospitals
Official language	English
Chairperson	Prof. P. Judson
Secretary	Mr. R. Paul Jai Singh[2]
Affiliations	Christian Medical Association of India, New Delhi, Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars
Formerly called	Medical Board[1]/Council of Institutions[1] of Canadian Baptist Ministries

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Council of Christian Hospitals (COCH) is a not-for-profit healthcare provider in India. COCH is a body corporate under Indian Societies Registration Act and has its registered office in premises of one of its participating hospitals, that is, Christian Medical Centre, Pithapuram in East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh.

Formed on 13 April 1973,^[1] COCH sets an annual agenda in line with Missionary endeavour to serve the poor and the needy. In terms of continuing education, COCH is one of the members of the Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore where two members office bearers of COCH comprising Chairperson and Secretary participate in Annual General Meeting of Association of Christian Medical College & Hospital in Vellore. As a sponsoring body, COCH also communicates with members of Churches founded by Canadian Baptist Mission inviting applications for possible sponsorship to eligible students to study health-related courses at Christian Medical College & Hospital in Vellore.

COCH is represented at ecumenical forums as a member of Christian Medical Association of India, an affiliated institution of National Council of Churches in India.