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 36 years (1925-61).[1][2]
Early life and education
[edit]Bauman was born in Congo, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, to farmer parents Samuel W. and Clara Rosenberger Bauman.[3] Bauman grew up in a religious household.
Education
[edit]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[3] (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.[3]
Family
[edit]On June 11, 1924, Bauman married Ella Gerber. The marrriage produced five children: Kenneth, Clara Ann, Albert Samuel, Mary Harvella, and Elizabeth Ruth.[4] Albert and Elizabeth went on to become medical missionaries.[4][5] Son Kenneth became a religious missionary in India.[6]
Mission
[edit]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 clinical staff including medicine compunders, a form of pharmacist, nurses, and the paramedics.[7]
While in India, Bauman severed as the Cheif Medical Officer at Bethesda Leper Home and Christian Hospital, which he and his wife established, beginning in 1926.[3] Bauman also served in other capacity in India outside of the hospital, such as being a pastor.[2]
Return to the US and death
[edit]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.[8]
Legacy
[edit]Bauman and his wife founded Christian Hospital in Champa, India The hospital now operates as the Emmanuel Hospital Association Champa Christian Hospital.[9] 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.[10] The Champa Christian Hospital serves those in North, Northeast, and Central India.
References
[edit]- ^ "Following in Steps of Missionary Parents-Prospective Missionaries Doctors, In Family of Drs. Harvey & Ella Bauman". Mennonite Weekly Review. p. 7.
- ^ a b Martens, Delphine. "India Missionaries Retire After 37 Yrs". Mennonite Weekly Review. p. 9.
- ^ a b c d Warkentin, Abraham (1943). Who's Who among the Mennonites. North Newton, Kansas: Bethel College Press. p. 17.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Juhnke, James C (1979). A People of Mission: A History of General Conference Mennonite Overseas Missions. Newton, Kansas. pp. 33, 252, 223.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Death Claims Retired Medical Missionary". Mennonite Weekly Review. p. 3.
- ^ https://eha-health.org/hospitals/champa-christian-hospital
- ^ "Vison, Mission, and Core Values". Emmanuel Hospital Association. Retrieved 16 December 2024.