When was bir hospital established

Many like Thapa Magar cannot afford private care so they are forced to wait it out hoping for a surgery date. Along with a number of other senior specialists , there is currently no urosurgeon at Bir Hospital. There are also no neurologists, neurosurgeons, plastic surgeons, cardiothoracic surgeons, oncologists, radiotherapists, hepatologists, pulmonologists, endocrinologists, clinical geneticists, and kidney transplant surgeons.

Every day, hundreds of patients from across the country reach Bir Hospital for treatment but are then either forced to seek private care or, like Thapa Magar, wait for months. Those who cannot afford private care are forced to wait months in the Capital, which often costs more money than the treatment.

It is not just doctors; the hospital lacks all manners of human resources, from janitorial and administrative staff to nurses. Take nurses—the hospital needs a minimum of nurses, but it currently only has , according to Goma Devi Niraula Shrestha, chief of the nursing department.

This means that one nurse has to look after nearly 30 patients, leaving the hospital with no nurses in the emergency ward at night, said Shrestha. The hospital could hire more nurses on a contract basis but that would require Bir to pay them itself through its earnings, which are negligible.

Ceintury said that both services and the number of patients have increased several-fold in the last 26 years but additional posts for doctors, nurses and other staff have not been created in conjunction. And the few posts that are available are currently vacant. Bir Hospital, as a public entity, is beholden to the government for the hiring of replacement doctors, who must come through either the National Academy of Medical Sciences or the Public Service Commission.

Critically ill patients are sent to private hospitals due to a lack of beds. Those who are lucky enough to get admitted to Bir often have to visit private laboratories and radiology centres for CT scans and MRIs since those services are either unavailable or booked through for days, said Ceintury.

Quality care will be compromised when one doctor has to see over patients in three hours. The same doctors have to attend to patients at the wards including emergency , conduct surgeries and also engage in their academic duties. After the earthquake, the Japan International Cooperation Agency had constructed a new three-story building which can accommodate a hundred beds. The building, which is for gastroenterology, cardiology and nephrology wards, was handed over to the Ministry of Health and Population first and later to the hospital by the aid agency in May.

But three months later, the building has not come into operation due to a lack of staff. Hospital administration said that it had demanded an additional budget and human resources to bring the newly constructed building into operation, but the Health Ministry has yet to respond. Health Minister Upendra Yadav agreed that there is a problem with Bir Hospital, but said he is powerless. It is the central government hospital with a total bed capacity. Mortality rate is 6. Annually around operations are conducted.

Average hospital stay is6. Under special circumstances the remaining beds also become subsidized or free. Bir Hospital will be centre for academic excellence and remain as a central referral hospital of government of Nepal.

A master plan has already been finalized. Academic activities will be expanded up to the Zonal and certain District level hospitals of the country.

Conceptual NAMS has been published, which is mentioned below:. These hospitals will the right to take residents and request for the faculty accreditation. NAMS as an Apex university will do followings:. For the standardization of academics as well as quality medical service NAMS will act as a pivotal body.

Our short term goal is to boost up the academic activities and improve the service quality in order to reach the level of excellence. Hospital modernization with latest medical equipment is of utmost importance. Operating theatres are to be renovated. Resident rooms will be well maintained. For the close monitoring and evaluation of academic activities and teachers special provision is going to be made soon.

To facilitate the academia better internet facilities along with number of journals, periodicals and text books will be increased. Class rooms will be better equipped. This Institute is financially fragile and unable to self sustain with due to various constraints.

Financial support is mainly from ministry of health and population. As this is mostly a free hospital and the charges, when applied, are also nominal internal income generation is limited. In order to make up for the deficit increment in government grant, service extension and extended health services are urgently required.

Since the establishment eight hundred and eighty six students have enrolled and five hundred and twenty students have already passed the final exams till date. Similarly thirteen DM, M. Ch students have completed the final exams and currently twenty four are enrolled in the course. Around post basic nurses have completed final exams. Besides the thesis more than three dozen of original research papers have been published in indexed journals of Nepal.

Toggle navigation. MIT MSc. Introduction Bir Hospital is the oldest hospital of Nepal. To produced skilled and knowledgeable human resources for the treatment of general people.

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