DR. PETER JOHN

During 1970s and 1980s the brain drain from India to the South-east, the Gulf countries and the West was a big threat to our nation. The emigration of educated youths especially the professionals, who studied at the expense of the State, was a tremendous loss to the Indian economy. The scenario is now changing; those professionals who went abroad have started retuning for good with their vast knowledge and experience, and now the nation is enjoying advantage of their wealth and exposure.

The tremendous contributions made by Dr. Peter John Kodiyil at Palarivattom, Kochi- 682 024, in the field of setting up / hospital administration in Kerala is worth mentioning. He was formerly a senior physician and director of ARAMCO Medical Services at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. After years of dedicated service there he returned to India for good and settled at Cochin. Here he focused his attention on the upgrading and development of hospitals. He imparted his wealth of knowledge and valuable experiences in the medical field for the benefit of his own native land. He was the chief adviser / consultant for Amritha hospital at Edappally, PVS hospital at Kaloor and Lakeshore hospital at Nettoor, Kochi.  He proved that the new generation hospitals with better infrastructure, facilities and standards, the latest medical equipments, theaters, qualified doctors and nurses, and better medical health and care are viable in the Indian economy too. He transformed the entire functioning in the hospital industry for the better; the existing hospitals in Kerala too adopted his new standards and the entire industry experienced a remarkable change. Now, not only Keralites but also a lot of foreign nationals have started coming to our hospitals for medical health and care. This has helped fill the government’s coffers with foreign exchange. The government owned medical college hospitals and health care units should also adopt such positive moves for the benefit of the common man. Dr. Peter John is one of the Directors of the Lakeshore Research Foundation and a trustee of the Lakeshore Charitable Trust. He was also the Charter President of Rotary International Dist. 3200. Dr. Peter John Kodiyil is known to me personally. He is one of the sons of Mayyanad John, a well known professor in St. Berckmen’s College at Changanassery. It is significant to recognize Dr. Peter John’s esteemed services to the nation.

Excerpts from

MEMOIRS

An autobiography

by

Joseph J. Thayamkeril

Lawyer, Kochi, Kerala, India.

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