Nepal Police Hospital

Nepal Police Hospital
Geography
Location	Maharajgunj, kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal
Coordinates	27°43′52″N85°19′24″E / 27.7311856°N 85.3233487°E / 27.7311856; 85.3233487
Organisation
Funding	Public hospital
Type	District General
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Beds	400 beds
History
Former name(s)	Birendra Police Hospital
Opened	2040 BS (1983-1984)
Links
Website	https://nph.nepalpolice.gov.np

Nepal Police Hospital is a government hospital located in Maharajgunj of Kathmandu in Bagmati Province of Nepal. It was opened with an intention to provide free health services to in- service policemen, and ex-servicemen including their families. ^[1] From 2075 BS (2018-2019), the hospital has been providing OPD services for public civilian. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

History

It was inaugurated by the late king Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev in 2040 BS (1983-1984). as a 25 bedded hospital along with opd services operated by 5 doctors, some nurses, paramedics and other staffs. At the initial phase, it was run by the support of Indian Government and a Japanese club but now it's completely under the Government of Nepal and Police welfare fund. ^[5]

Services

The services available in Nepal police hospital includes: ^[6]

• Anesthesiology Department,
• Cardiology Department,
• Physiotherapy Department,
• Ophthalmology Department,
• Laboratory Department,
• Hemodialysis Department,
• HIV/ARV, Family planning, TB-DOTS, Immunization,
• Radiology Department,
• NICU,
• OPD  : Orthopedics, General Surgery, Pediatrics, General Medicine, Dermatology, Psychiatric, ENT, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Dermatology,
• Dental Department, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department,
• ICU

References

1. "Hospital profile of Nepal Police Hospital in Hamro Doctor". Hamro Doctor. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
2. "Nepal Police Hospital - Services". Nepal Police Hospital. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
3. "Nepal Police Hospital opened for general public from today". The Kathmandu Post . Retrieved 31 December 2023.
4. "Nepal Police Hospital opened to general public". The Himalayan Times . Retrieved 31 December 2023.
5. "Nepal Police Hospital". Khoj Nepal. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
6. "Departments in Nepal Police Hospital". Nepal Police Hospital. Retrieved 31 December 2023.