[1] The Canadian Baptist Mission was initiated at the request of the missionary Thomas Gabriel.

John McLaurin arrived in Ramayapatnam[2] and then moved to Kakinada in 1874 after the mission itself began.

[5] The formation of the hospital's current administrative structure was started by the Krishna district collector in 1923.

What had started as a clinic in 1904[3] soon developed into a large hospital, taking care of patients in coastal parts of the Krishna district.

[6] Evelyn Eaton started a midwifery training course in 1941 and, by 1956, it became an Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs) course.