Harvey Rosenberg Bauman
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Harvey Rosenberger Bauman, M.D (February 26, 1897 – October 4, 1970), alongside his wife Ella Gerber-Bauman, M.D (1895–1989), built and established the first hospital in Champa, India and served as the first medical missionary of the General Conference of Mennonite Mission there for 35 years (1925-61)[1].
Early life and education
Bauman was born in Congo, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania,[citation needed] to farmer parents Samuel W. and Clara Rosenberger Bauman. Bauman grew up in a religious household.
Education
Bauman attended primary school in Milford Township Buck County, PA. Bauman went to Quakertown High School (1911-14), where he graduated, and began to briefly pursue studies at Perkiomen Seminary[citation needed] (1914-15). He then pursued higher education at Bluffton College in Ohio (1916-19). In summer of 1919, Bauman attended Muhlenberg College. Afterward, Bauman returned to Pennsylvania, where he attended Jefferson Medicine College (1919-23) and interned at Allentown General Hospital (1923-24) the year following his completion. While his wife was interning at AGH, Bauman worked as a physician at Phoenix Utility Company, Hawley, PA.[citation needed]
Family
On June 11, 1924, Bauman married Ella Gerber. The marrriage produced five children: Kenneth, Clara Ann, Albert Samuel, Mary Harvella, and Elizabeth Ruth.[2] Albert and Elizabeth went on to become medical missionaries.[2][3] Son Kenneth became a religious missionary in India.[4]
Mission
Bauman received his missionary "call" and went to India in 1925. Bauman supervised the construction of the Chistian Hospital in Champa. In additon, he led the cliical staff including medicine compunders, an form of pharmacist, nurses, and the paramedics. [citation needed]
While in India, Bauman severed as the medical superintendent at Bethesda Leper Home and Christian Hospital which he and his wife established while in India.[citation needed] Bauman also served on the boards of other Indian hospitals, in addition to schools and churches, intermittently serving as the pastor, deacon, or Sunday school teacher.[citation needed] He also served as secretary and treasurer of the General Conference Mennonite Mission.
Return to the US and Death
Bauman and his wife concluded their work in India in 1961. they returned to Pennsylvania and were named co-directors of the cancer detection department of Allentown General Hospital (AGH). In retirement, Bauman maintained his membership in the West Swamp Mennonite Church, in Quakertown, PA.
Bauman died in 1970 at age 73 of a heart attack at his home in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania.[citation needed]
Legacy
Bauman and his wife founded Christian Hospital in Champa, India The hospital now operates as the Emmanuel Hospital Association Champa Christian Hospital. EHA Champa Christian Hospital focuses on those who are poor and marginalized despite their race, caste, creed, or religion, in the name of Jesus Christ.[5] The Champa Christian Hospital serves those in North, Northeast, and Central India.
References
- ^ "Following in Steps of Missionary Parents-Prospective Missionaries Doctors, In Family of Drs. Harvey & Ella Bauman". Mennonite Weekly Review. p. 7.
- ^ a b "Obituary: Albert S. Bauman". Tidd Family Funeral Home. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "Elizabeth Shelly: Green thumb adn caring heart". Blufton Icon. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "Bauman, Kenneth G." Mennonite Archival Information Database. Mennonite historical Society of Canada. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "Vison, Mission, and Core Values". Emmanuel Hospital Association. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
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