A Healthy Difference

Maya Devi Hospital

Making women’s and children’s health care a reality

If you live in the Calgary area, please join me at this event on September 30, 2016. 
Call (403) 475-0160

Located in northern India, our hospital began as the dream of a woman named Maya Devi, a resident of the village.

Seeing the health challenges many women faced – particularly during pregnancy – she often spoke about the day there would be a hospital in the community that would save them the long, arduous and expensive trip to the city to seek health care. 

Her children turned that dream into reality. They set up foundations in India (MOTHER Foundation) and Canada (CHILD Foundation) to raise money to build and operate the hospital. With the support of Rotary International, plus corporate and private donors, these organizations constructed a 20-bed charitable hospital on the grounds of what had once been Maya Devi’s family home.

Patients visiting doctor at the hospital

Since its opening in October 2011, the Maya Devi Hospital has transformed the community of Sarurpur and region – an area with a combined population of more than 50,000. The hospital offers health care and health education to women and children in the community. The hospital now has a reputation for outstanding service, and attracts patients from communities quite a distance away. Although the hospital’s primary focus is to care for women and children, it does not refuse assistance to anyone.

On Friday, September 30^th, CHILD Foundation will host its fourth annual Maya’s Dream celebration in support of the hospital. The event will begin at 6:30 pm at Magnolia Banquet Hall, 5075 Falconridge Blvd. N.E., Calgary. Like our previous events, it will be a memorable and inspiring evening. There will be a reception and dinner, a silent auction, and multi-cultural entertainment. CHILD Foundation’s principal fundraiser, this single event pays for the lion’s share of hospital operations each year.

The hospital is a vital part of the community. We aim to provide the best care possible, and to deliver it in a cost-effective manner. This past year through the generosity of Rotary, we have raised the necessary money to purchase an x-ray machine which will enable the medical staff to carry out and read x-rays on-site and make timely diagnoses. In the past, patients had to make a long trek to the city to have this procedure done. Because of widespread poverty in the area, many patients didn’t have the tests done either because of transportation challenges or because of the cost.

Maya Devi’s health and awareness programs for the community continue to be much in demand. Medical staff directs these programs, and they take place in a safe setting on hospital grounds. Those who attend are given handouts to take home to share and discuss with their families.

CHILD Foundation, MOTHER Foundation, and Rotary International (with financial assistance from the Alberta Government’s Community Initiatives Program) are implementing a clean water and sanitation project for the community. This project is one of our initiatives to make the community a healthier place to live, farm, and do business.