Sixty years of Baptist health work in the Star Mountains
How we began, what we believe, the departments we run and the people who make this hospital work.
What we are here to do
Our Mission
To provide quality, compassionate and accessible healthcare to the people of Telefomin District in the name of Jesus Christ, treating body, mind and spirit without discrimination.
Our Vision
A healthy, hopeful Telefomin District where every family can reach safe, dependable health services close to home, delivered by a well-trained local workforce.
Our Promise
You will be told what is wrong, what we can do about it, and what it will cost you, in language you understand, before treatment begins.
Our values
Compassion
We treat every patient as we would treat our own family, with patience and dignity.
Integrity
Honest records, honest fees, honest answers, including when we have made a mistake.
Excellence
Rural does not mean second-rate. We hold ourselves to national clinical standards.
Faith
We pray with those who wish it, and we serve all people whatever their belief.
Stewardship
Every kina, drug and litre of fuel is accounted for and used for patient care.
Partnership
We work with village leaders, churches, aid posts and government, not apart from them.
Fifteen departments, three divisions
Every department has a named officer in charge, a duty roster and its own quality indicators, reported to hospital management each month.
Clinical
Direct patient care, diagnosis and treatment.
- Medical
- Nursing
- Dental
- Physiotherapy
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
Administration
Records, finances and the people who run the hospital.
- Hospital administration
- Finance
- Human resources
- Medical records
Support
The services that keep the wards open every day.
- Hygiene
- Kitchen
- Drivers and transport
- Security
- Maintenance
The people who care for you
Hospital management
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
Doctors
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
Nursing and Health Staff
Bachelor in Dental Surgery
Certificate, Community Health Worker
Certificate, Community Health Worker
Certificate, Community Health Worker
Certificate, Community Health Worker
Diploma in General Nursing
Certificate, Community Health Worker
Certificate, Community Health Worker
Certificate, Community Health Worker
Certificate, Community Health Worker
Certificate, Community Health Worker
Certificate, Community Health Worker
Certificate, Community Health Worker
Bachelor in Environmental Health, DWU
Diploma in General Nursing
Certificate, Community Health Worker
Bachelor in Physiotherapy, DWU
Certificate, Community Health Worker
Certificate, Community Health Worker
Bachelor in Rural Health, DWU
Support services
Vocational Carpentry
Certificate in Carpentry
Primary Education
Works Telefomin
Primary Education
Primary Education
Primary Education
Primary Education
Primary Education
Diploma in Plumbing and Joinery
Certificate in Theology, Tekin Bible School
Certificate in Mechanics, Telefomin VTC
Diploma in Accounting, DWU
Bachelor in Health Management, DWU
Join the team that serves this district
We recruit nurses, community health workers, doctors and support staff, and we host mission partners and volunteers.