Specialist shortage forces Salyan district hospital to halt surgeries
Summary
Salyan district hospital has suspended surgical services due to the departure of specialist doctors, forcing patients to travel further for emergency surgeries and increasing treatment costs.
Key Points
- Surgical services at Salyan district hospital have been suspended following the departure of two specialist doctors.
- The hospital had relied on the Nick Simons Institute for specialist doctors supporting surgeries including caesarean sections.
- Patients now have to travel to hospitals in Dang, Surkhet, or Nepalgunj, incurring higher travel and treatment costs.
- The hospital has requested deployment of new specialists from provincial and federal governments but no replacements have arrived yet.
