Udayapur Hospital gets services moving again
Summary
Udayapur Hospital has resumed several suspended services, including newborn care, dialysis and key lab tests, after nearly two months under new leadership. The hospital is also tightening staff discipline, improving medicine supplies and preparing to introduce electronic medical records.
Key Points
- Udayapur Hospital has restarted suspended services, including the Special Newborn Care Unit, arterial blood gas testing, culture-based microbiology testing and all five dialysis machines.
- Acting medical superintendent Santosh Rai and administration chief Lekhraj Katuwal have introduced stricter staff monitoring and daily pre-opening meetings to improve service delivery.
- The hospital still faces major challenges, including overcrowding, staffing shortages, liabilities of about Rs27.5 million and resistance to reforms.
- The Koshi provincial government plans to develop the hospital into a referral centre for several districts, including Udayapur, Khotang, Bhojpur, Okhaldhunga, Saptari and Siraha.
