Our history...

Burrswood has its origins in the life of a remarkable women called Dorothy Kerin, whom many regard as a Christian mystic. After a prolonged period of sickness which attacked her at the age of 17, she was rendered bedbound and came close to death. She was supported during this time by both her doctor and her Christian minister. When she was 22 (in 1912) she miraculously recovered and was restored to full health. Her healing earned her national attention and the experience brought to birth within her the concept (now widely debated in the medical world) of ‘whole person care’.

After her recovery, Dorothy Kerin spoke of a vision in which she believed Jesus Christ was calling her to establish a place where others could receive love and healing through the combined ministrations of medicine (which she regarded as a gift of God) and faith. Under Dorothy Kerin’s inspiration, Burrswood Christian Hospital was established in 1948.