HISTORY:
The St. Joseph Hospital in Dindigul was started in 1957 and the Our Lady School of Nursing in 1964.  The Institution is under the direction and management of the Society of the Immaculate  Heart of Mary generally known as the ICM sisters. This is an International congregation. with its  specific Charism of a Double Passion: namely passion for God and compassionate love for the poor. Emerging from this double passion, the ICM sisters are engaged in multiple services such as Educational, Medical, Rural, Social, Technical, Handicapped & Pastoral All these services are oriented towards the uplift and empowerment of those who are pushed to the periphery of the society, such as the Dalit, Women, Children, and the Rural Poorer. Creating a society that is just and human wherein freedom, fellowship and justice are experienced by every human being is the sole objective of the various ministries of the ICM Sisters.

AIMS:            

• To facilitate ongoing process of Nursing Education in the true Christian Spirit.. 
• To inculcate in the hearts and minds of the students human values such as genuine love, serviceability  compassionate care and also professional skills so that the young women are empowered to become the dedicated servants of the health care of the human society.. 
• To instill in the students the professional nursing skills through a wholistic process of formation by which the students are transformed into mature, responsible and integrated women and citizens of our nation.