Foundation Stone laying Ceremony' for New Building of Father Muller Nursing College, Thumbay on Tuesday, 26th July 2022 at 4.00 pm.
The programme began with a prayer song .
The welcome
address was delivered by Rev. Fr Richard Aloysius Coelho,
Director, Father Muller Charitable Institutions where he mentioned that "Bishop is a
Pearl of our diocese". He said Late Mr. Mohidin who was very keen the founder
of the BA group from whom FMHT was taken over. FMHT should reach greater heights.
His son Mr. Abdul Salam expressed his sentiments of happiness on this occasion.
Fr Richard said that the institution growing and achieving new millstones every
year. A total of 40 seats are made available in the Father Muller Nursing
College Thumbay. 32 students have been admitted and 8 more will be joining
soon. 4 of which are religious sisters. The dream dreamt 3 years ago has now
become a reality.
On this auspicious
occasion, Most Rev. Dr Peter Paul Saldanha, Bishop of Mangalore Diocese and
President of Father Muller Charitable Institutions, Rev Fr. Richard Aloysius
Coelho, Director Father Muller Charitable Institutions, Rev. Fr Sylvester
Vincent Lobo, Administrator of Father Muller Hospital Thumbay, Sr Dhanya
Devasia, Chief Nursing Officer Father Muller Medical college Hospital,
Kankanady, Dr. Kiran Shetty Medical Superintendent, Father Muller Hospital Thumbay
& other dignitaries Rev. Fr Ajith
Menezes, Administrator Father Muller Medical College, Rev Fr Roshan Crasta,
Administrator Father Muller Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Rev. Fr Nelson Dheeraj Pais, Asst Administrator
Father Muller Medical College Hospital, Kankanady, Rev Fr Jeevan George
Sequeira, Asst Administrator, Father Muller Medical college Hospital,
Kankanady, Rev Fr Rohan Michael Dias, Asst
Administrator, Father Muller Medical college Hospital, Kankanady, all
chaplains, Dr Antony Sylvan Dsouza, Dean Father Muller Medical College, Dr
Urban Dsouza, Dean Father Muller College of Allied Health Science, Dr Sanjeeva Rai Chief Research Officer, Dr Uday Kumar Medical Superintendent Father Muller
Medical College Hospital, Sr Jacintha Dsouza, Principal College of Nursing, Dr
Prabhukiran, Principal Father Muller Homeopathic Medical College, Dr Vilma
Meera Dsouza, Vice Principal Father Muller Homeopathic Medical College, Mr.
Praveen B Thumbe, President Gram
Panchayath Thumbe, Mr. Abdul Salam,
Managing Director of BA Groups were present.
The
Bishop of Mangalore Diocese and President of FMCI, blessed the foundation stone
and laid it in presence of the Director FMCI Fr Richard Aloysius Coelho and all
those who had gathered. The Bishop along with other dignitaries unveiled the
New Building Sketch of Father Muller Nursing College, Thumbay.
Bishop in his message said, "Nursing is a very
good profession and nurses who have graduated out of Father Muller Nursing
College or School are serving the patients all over the world. Nurses are very
much needed in the USA, UK, Israel, Gulf Countries among many other places. He
hoped that the 40 students of the first batch of nursing college-Thumbay will pass
out with flying colours, with all the good training and teaching from the
experienced and professional faculty of FMCI"
All the dignitaries were felicitated with a memento
by Most Rev. Dr Peter Paul Saldanha, Bishop of Mangalore Diocese and
President of Father Muller Charitable Institutions
Vote of
thanks was proposed by Rev Fr Sylvester Vincent Lobo, Administrator Father
Muller Hospital Thumbay.
Programme
concluded with the institutional anthem. The
programme was anchored by Mrs Wilma Fernandes, Staff Nurse.
