Tel.: (080) 23 33 04 38 (O), 23 33 51 55 (P)
Fax (O): (080) 23 33 08 38
Mobile: 094482 75754

Director
Fr Thomas Kalam, cmi
    Johnnagar, Bangalore - 560 034, Karnataka.

Tel: (080) 55 05 555, 20 65 100, 20 65 101, 
55 30 724 (O), 55 30 139, 20 65 151(P), 
Mobile: 98 45 17 54 97, Fax (O): 55 31 786  
E-mail: tkalam@vsnl.com
Website: http://www.stjohns.in  

The Catholic Bishops' Conference of India in response to a felt need decided to establish a Medical College and a Teaching Hospital "to provide for the relief of the suffering, to promote and preserve the health of the community and to give an example of enlightened training in dedicated service, which is charismatic of Christian educational and social welfare institutions".  

St. John's Medical College and Hospital and the School of Nursing were started in 1963, 1975 and 1980 respectively at Bangalore by the C.B.C.I. Society for Medical Education. The School of Nursing was upgraded to a College of Nursing in 1989.

While the institution is intended primarily for training Catholics and especially dedicated personnel like religious Sisters who are conducting a large number of hospitals and dispensaries mainly in medically undeserved and rural areas of our country and among underprivileged people. It is open like all educational institutions under the auspices of the Catholic Church, to all persons irrespective of religion, caste or community. 

The institution seeks to make a qualitative contribution to health care, medical education and research through the training of medical, paramedical, nursing, health management, community health workers, and other personnel who are dedicated to healing in the spirit of Christ.