The mission hospital was started towards the end of the 19th centaury. The region was very backward. Poverty, illiteracy, backwardness, belief in which craft and evil sprits was the order of the day.  Diseases like typhoid, Malaria, flue were very common and took a heavy toll due to having almost no facilities for medical treatment. Occasionally plague and Cholera came in epidemic form. In the year 1880 plague was so severe that people abandoned this houses an lived in tents in nearly open grounds. The rat population had increased tremendously and it became almost impossible to check the spread of the disease. It is said that there were no men available to lift and dispose off the dead bodies and the whole town wore a deserted look.

The hospital was started to treat the patients who came in large numbers to avail the facility.

The most prominent name which is still fondly remembered is that of Dr. Jennie Grant who worked as the medical superintendent for about 56 years. The lady had amazing strength and devotion for duty. By using indigenous medicines and herbs she was able to give free treatment to the patients. Preaching the word of God to patients ad relatives was customary. For want of Doctors and finances the hospital has lagged behind and does not compare favorable with other modern hospitals. However still the hospital continues to give cheap treatment and is well known for maternity and large numbers of deliveries are done at low cost.