Bir Hospital

Bir Hospital
वीर अस्पताल
Ministry of Health and Population (Nepal)
Map
Geography
LocationKathmandu, Nepal
Coordinates27°42′18″N 85°18′49″E / 27.705053°N 85.313608°E / 27.705053; 85.313608
Organisation
FundingGovernment hospital
TypeDistrict General, Teaching
Affiliated universityNational Academy of Medical Sciences
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds458 beds
HelipadNo
History
Opened1889; 135 years ago (1889)
Links
Websitenams.org.np
ListsHospitals in Nepal

Bir Hospital (बीर अस्पताल) is the oldest district general hospital is located in Kathmandu, Nepal, Bir Hospital is one of the busiest hospitals in Nepal. Bir Hospital is the one of teaching hospital by National Academy of Medical Sciences, a government agency since 2003.[1][2]

The hospital provides medical and surgical treatments. It current has a capacity of 535 beds[3].[citation needed]It provides some post graduate medical training e.g. general surgery, internal medicine, orthopedic surgery, pathology etc.[citation needed]

Currently Dr. Santosh Paudel [4] is executive director of Hospital and planning to re-open its burn service in near future.[5] Hospital has started cath lab services to provide treatment of heart patients. [6]

  1. ^ "Two workers killed as hoist at under-construction building of Bir Hospital snaps". Setopati. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Bir Hospital gynaecology unit rarely sees patients". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  3. ^ "AMiner - Bir Hospital". www-8508.aminer.cn. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  4. ^ https://np.linkedin.com/in/santosh-paudel-dr-43a70a48 [bare URL]
  5. ^ "'Burn Ward' to be operated in Bir Hospital".
  6. ^ Samiti, Rastriya Samachar (19 January 2023). "Bir Hospital launches cath lab service". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 24 March 2023.