Rapti Basic Hospital in Dang Benefits Patients from Three Districts

Dang. Patients from three districts are benefiting from the Rapti Basic Hospital operated by Rapti Rural Municipality here. Patients from Rapti, Gadwa, and Banglachuli Rural Municipalities of Dang, as well as various areas of neighboring districts Pyuthan and Arghakhanchi, are coming to the 15-bed hospital operating in this area, which is also the capital of Lumbini Province.

Prakash Bista, Chairman of the Hospital Development Committee and Rural Municipality Chairman, stated that patients from other areas and districts are also coming to the hospital launched targeting local citizens. He mentioned that although there is some pressure on management due to the high volume of patients, they are motivated to work because they are beginning to win the trust of the citizens.

“We launched this hospital targeting local citizens, and currently, citizens from Dang as well as Pyuthan and Arghakhanchi are receiving services. This is also a testament to the trust in our service,” said Chairman Bista.

Prithvi Poudel, Chief Administrator of the hospital, stated that the hospital provides services to one hundred to one hundred fifty patients daily. He also informed that sometimes up to two hundred patients visit daily. “Currently, the hospital operates 24-hour emergency services, outpatient services, video X-ray, X-ray, laboratory, safe abortion, maternal safety program, and indoor services for patient admission.

Additionally, specialist orthopedic services are available on the last Saturday of every month,” said Chief Administrator Poudel.

Currently, the hospital has one consultant doctor, four medical officers, five staff nurses, five health assistants, five auxiliary nurse midwives (ANMs), and one anesthesia assistant and one assistant pharmacist each.

Furthermore, there is one lab technician, four lab assistants, two radiographers, and one hospital administrator and one computer operator each. An ambulance equipped with an oxygen cylinder facility has also been arranged for service convenience.

Chief Administrator Poudel stated that currently, there is no need to refer general patients to other facilities, and preparations are underway to start surgical services soon. He added that the hospital's services are being expanded with the objective that people do not have to travel far to receive specialist care whenever possible.