The Social Welfare Society registered (Reg.No A28/66) under the Charitable Society Act X11/1955 was pioneered late by Rev.Fr.Thomas Thumpayil, the Asst. Vicar of St. Michaels’ Church, Thathampally on 25 July 1966 with the wholehearted support of the parishioners. A Health Centre cum Hospital was started in 1967 with the active participation of the Rev. Sisters of the Adoration Convent. Rev .sisters of Assisi Convent (Franciscan Handmaids of Good Shepherd) has been serving the hospital from 1993. In the initial stage, the Health Centre cum Hospital functioned in a rented building near Thathampally Church. It was with the objective of incessant growth of the Social Welfare Society and Sahrudaya Hospital that the management decided to hand over the reins to the Archdioceses of Changansherry and Rev. Fr. Thomas Maliakel took over as the Executive director on 1st August 2011.

The Social welfare Society is presently run by the Catholic Archdiocese of Changanacherry. Archbishop Mar Joseph Perumthottam, as the Patron of the Society. His Grace constant consent and encouragement led the Institution top in the healthcare scenario of Alappuzha district. Auxiliary Bishop  Mar. Thomas Tharayil is the Co-Patron of the society is the motivator behind all our endeavours.

We owe immense gratitude to the Archbishop Mar Mathew Kavukattu, Cardinal Antony Padiyara, Rt. Rev. Dr. Peter Chenaprambil, Mar Joseph Powathil who bought of the land for the hospital and the parishioners of Thathampally and Pazhavangadi for their immense co-operation and contributions offered to the making of this hospital. The hospital was functioning by a group of layman till 2010 and was handed over to Archdiocese of changanacherry in 2011.

Fr. Thomas Maliakel initiated the modernisation and constant upgradation of diagnostic and therapeutic facilities to be on par with the region’s best, its medical excellence and unfailing perseverance benefiting several thousands of patient. It’s a commitment with devotion. In 2016 Hospital received an ISO 9001: 2015 certification. The constituent board of Quality Council of India has conferred NABH Certification to the Hospital in 2018.

The hospital has touched millions of lives by dedicated care and excellent quality. our Vision and Mission radiates a qualitative Care in every service rendered at Sahrudaya Hospital is to impart divine healing to every suffering life.