Rapti Provincial Hospital lacks ICU facility, CT-scan machine awaits repair for two years
Summary
Rapti Provincial Hospital in Dang has no ICU facility and has been referring critically ill patients outside the district. Its CT-scan machine has been out of order for two years, while only nine of 16 hemodialysis machines are functional.
Key Points
- Rapti Provincial Hospital in Dang lacks an ICU, forcing severely ill patients to be referred outside the district.
- The hospital’s CT-scan machine has been dysfunctional for two years, and repair costs are beyond its budget.
- Only nine of the hospital’s 16 hemodialysis machines are working, leaving more than 90 patients on the waiting list.
- Although the hospital has 141 beds in use, its officially approved capacity is still only 50 beds.
