Today is the one year anniversary of our fifth hospital opening, in Vanasthalipuram HYD. It's amazing how quickly time flies. As I think about my year as an Acumen Fund Fellow last year, our fifth hospital opening was easily one of the main highlights, and one of my biggest I-love-India-and-can't-believe-how-lucky-I-am-to-be-here-and-doing-this!!- moments.
Last summer was a whirlwind of hospital openings, with LSH #2 and #3 opening in June; and #4 and #5 in August. LSH #5 in Vanasthalipuram was special in so many ways...I loved seeing it transform from an old school to a maternity hospital. There was such a feeling of teamwork with everyone helping out, leading up to inauguration. While my team was relatively new to the organization, their passion and dedication shown through when they created a LSH photo history to decorate the hospital.
It was a big day of firsts for me... the first time I played a key role in the "pooja" (blessing) by breaking a coconut at the hospital. It was also the first time I was interviewed by Telugu press, which was a bit comical considering my Telugu had not improved much since I learned "thank you" on my first day here ("don-ya-wada-malloo")!
It meant a lot to share that day not only with the LifeSpring team, but with my close friends in Hyderabad as well. Tyler even played the role of professional photographer, with his photographs all over local press the next day!
Some pics from the event...
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