J. Deoderlein, a Christian missionary from The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod-LCMS, United States, offered such a comprehensive care in Ambur as early as 1907.

This spark was slow but steady which in later 1986, with a dedicated team of doctors from CMCH Vellore led by Dr A S FENN was envisaged as a multispeciality hospital providing secondary level health care to majority of poor and middle class society in and around Ambur without discrimination of caste, creed and religion.

[1] Bethesda Hospital is situated in Ambur town, with a population of more than one lakh and is surrounded by approximately 60 village hamlets.

The hospital housed in a campus area of 35 acres serves the health need of very large segment of the rural populations.

In 1950 Dr.W.F.Bulle a surgeon, through his services enlisted the support of the Wheat Ridge Foundation to sponsor a Tuberculosis control project within the municipal limits of Ambur.

This was started with 4 paramedical workers and financial support from the German Leprosy Relief Association (GLRA) based in Chennai.

After years of services, Dr. A.S. Fenn, a surgeon, together with a team of physicians notably Dr. Malati Jadhav, an eminent pediatrician, transformed this traditional mission hospital into multispeciality Health Care Center.

Proposed additions include setting up of Corporate cell, "Golden Hour" Mobile Coronary Care Unit and installation of CT scan facilities.

The students of this school are actively involving in Community Health Programmes in the surroundings rural villages and urban slums.