Private hospitals reluctant to match nurses' salaries with government scale, by Pabitra Sunar (rep 14/05/2025)

Health division urges action against hospitals charging patients for free services : Officials have found some health facilities to be charging patients despite pays by government and insurance board, by Arjun Poudel (kp 08/05/2025), Free, but not : Medical establishments are widely abusing the provisions of free medical services and medicines (kp 09/05/2025)

Snakebite treatment centre awaiting doctors for last six years (rn 07/05/2025)

15 services to be expanded in 8 hospitals: Paudel (rep 21/04/2025)

Hospitals in Kathmandu fined for not carrying out autoclaving of used syringe needles : The environment department of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City has fined three private hospitals for mixing hospital waste with household garbage (kp 20/04/2025)

Patients still wait all day for basic care at Bir Hospital, by Narayan Aryal (kh 18/04/2025)

Nepal Eye Hospital reduces patient waiting time to one hour (kh 08/04/2025)

Despite funds crunch, Gangalal National Heart Centre to continue free treatment for children : The hospital administration has decided to explore new funding sources for continuing the free treatment programme (kp 27/03/2025)

Hospital operator arrested for defying Madhesh CM Singh’s order (rep 26/03/2025)

Bhaktapur Hospital’s dilemma: old infrastructure, modern necessities (rep 20/03/2025)

Provincial Health Minister warns of transfers for underperforming staff during Bhaktapur Hospital monitoring (kh 15/03/2025)

Viral infection outbreak overwhelms Solukhumbu’s Phaplu Hospital (kh 14/03/2025)

Doctor shortage halts critical services at Gajendra Narayan Hospital : The hospital’s high dependency unit has been shut in lack of medics. The hospital has no chief for months and many doctors work in private clinics, by Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp 13/03/2025)

Madhesh CM orders closure of 10 private hospitals in Rautahat over violations (kh 07/03/2025)

Multi-billion-rupee Geta Medical College infrastructure rotting away : A dispute between the education and health ministries over the ownership of the infrastructure blamed for the delay in operation of the medical facility, by Arjun Shah (kp 06/03/2025)

Two Nuwakot hospitals shut down for operating illegally (kh 05/03/2025)

National Innovation Center repairs 500 medical equipment in govt hospitals (kh 04/03/2025)

BPKIHS expands services, strengthens infrastructure (kh 01/03/2025)

Congress-UML wrangling over hospital chief appointment cripples Kapilvastu Hospital : Patient flow has dropped by half as services at the 50-bed hospital have declined due to long-running leadership crisis and staff shortage , by Manoj Paudel (kp 12/02/2025) [This perverse penetration of all public areas by political parties is intolerable!]

Funds shortage puts free cardiac care for children at risk : Gangalal heart centre says without extra funding it may have to stop offering free treatment to children, by Arjun Poudel (kp 10/02/2025), Have some heart : There can be no bigger health priority than saving the lives of children with timely cardiac care (kp 11/02/2025)

19 of 20 inspected private hospitals illegal (ae 10/02/2025)

Gangalal’s Legacy: A heartfelt mission of compassion, care and lasting impact, by Balkrishna Adhikari (rep 08/02/2025)

Bhairahawa’s new cancer hospital to offer cutting-edge treatment options (rep 31/01/2025)

Why BPKIHS’s lack of modern equipment is a growing concern : Outdated MRI machines and critical medical equipment shortages put BPKIHS under pressure, leaving patients and staff grappling with subpar healthcare, by Pradeep Menyangbo (kh 21/01/2025)

Maternal and newborn health simulation labs set up in Thapathali maternity hospital : The lab helps doctors and nurses, among others, practise and develop clinical expertise without risking patient safety (kp 19/01/2025)

Hospital-based suicide registry starts at Ilam Hospital : Officials hope the initiative will help in better understanding the causes of suicide and in preparing more effective mitigation measures (kp 04/01/2025)

Health workers and administrative staffers at Rampur Hospital unpaid for five months : A bureaucratic standoff over appointing the hospital development committee’s chairman has crippled essential services and operations, by Madhav Aryal (kp 01/01/2025)

Govt initiates process to open military and police hospitals for citizens (kh 24/12/2024)

Over 5,300 people benefitted from health camp (rn 19/12/2024)

Federal funding delay stalls construction of basic hospital in Baglung’s remote village : Residents of two wards in Nisikhola Rural Municipality have to travel up to 130 km for hospital services due to the lack of a healthcare facility nearby, by Prakash Baral (kp 17/12/2024) [Presumably there isn't enough money. After all, an incredible 11 per cent of the money planned in the budget has already been spent within five months!]

Doctors Hub Nepal partners with Medex Clinic to expand in-person health services (rep 30/11/2024)

Sushma Koirala Hospital to be developed as burn treatment centre (kh 29/11/2024)

Government moves to control high medical fees, needless tests : Hospitals told to publish fees. Prescription audits planned to curb medical wrongdoings (kp 26/11/2024)

Doctors’ resignation affects service at Provincial Hospital (kh 24/11/2024)

Gajendra Narayan Singh Hospital construction still incomplete after six years (kh 23/11/2024)

Five decades old Achham district hospital struggles with crumbling infrastructure and state neglect : The hospital roof leaks throughout, and the facility is overcrowded, but authorities have ignored the problem citing funds shortage, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 20/11/2024)

Health Minister forms team to carry out feasibility study on Neuro Treatment Centre (kh 23/10/2024)

Most hospitals having burn care provide only minor treatment : Experts stress a specialised facility, at least one in the country, that could ensure the safety of burn victims who cannot afford to get airlifted to India or other countries for treatment (kp 22/10/2024)

Talks held on Bir Hospital construction in Bhaktapur (kh 19/09/2024)

Licences of hundreds of health facilities in Bagmati Province not renewed for two years : Investors complain they are deprived of importing equipment, taking loans from banks and accessing other services due to the apathy of authorities concerned to renew licences (kp 18/09/2024)

Burn ward at Bir Hospital to begin full-fledged operations next week (rep 16/09/2024)

Narayani Hospital grapples with staff shortages : Hospital services cut back for want of enough personnel, cancer treatment centre delayed, by Bhusan Yadav (kp 07/09/2024)

Sankhuwasabha District Hospital overwhelmed : The 50-bed hospital is overcrowded with the patients mostly having symptoms of fever and diarrhoea, by Dipendra Shakya (kp 03/09/2024)

1300 renal transplants conducted in Shahid Dharmabhakta National Transplant Center (rn 29/08/2024)

Dhulikhel Hospital launches new training to boost staff communication and behaviour : Officials hope improved communication skills will reduce conflicts with patients and their visitors, by Arjun Poudel (kp 12/08/2024)

Bharatpur Cancer Hospital to expand services nationwide (kh 11/08/2024)

Ethical Dilemmas in Mugu District Hospital: A Cry for Support, by Animesh Ghimire (rep 12/07/2024)

KMC arranges 374 beds for helpless at 52 hospitals (kh 04/06/2024)

Special committee formed to study problems in government hospitals (rep 01/06/2024)

Four years on, basic hospitals in Achham villages remain unfinished . Hospital construction was started in 396 local units across the country with a target to complete them in two years, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 28/05/2024)

Hastily launched ill-equipped Shailaja Acharya Cardiac Centre turns back patients : The centre refers 5-8 daily visitors needing hospitalisation to other Biratnagar hospitals due to shortage of doctors, equipment, by Binod Bhandari (kp 24/05/2024)

Blood bank established at Bharatpur Hospital (kh 15/05/2024)

Government propels healthcare access with two-shift OPD services in major hospitals (kh 14/05/2024)

Five-bed municipal hospital set up in Jalpa (kh 09/05/2024)

Health institutions lack required doctors and nurses, by Nayak Paudel (rn 14/04/2024)

A third of beds at Bir Hospital gone due to staff shortage : Poor patients visiting the country’s oldest hospital from across Nepal are the hardest hit, by Arjun Poudel (kp 08/04/2024), What were they thinking? The budget cut has had a devastating impact on Bir Hospital, much to the dismay of poor patients (kp 10/04/2024)

Rapti Academy of Health Sciences mulls stopping services to government-insured patients : The Dang-based hospital considers serious steps over prolonged delay by Health Insurance Board to make reimbursements, by Durgalal KC (kp)

Paying service lessens surgical wait list at Paropakar Maternity Hospital : Patients who had to wait for a year for routine services in the past can now seek care within a week by paying nearly double under the paying service, by Arjun Poudel (kp 31/03/2024)

Health Minister Yadav directs Kanti Children Hospital to ensure that none of the patients visiting hospital are denied treatment (rep 28/03/2024)

Plan to upgrade health centre to hospital brings joy among Burtibang residents : The upgrade will directly benefit people of Dhorpatan Municipality and two other local units, by Prakash Baral [kp 04/03/2024)

Progress accelerates for infectious disease research centre establishment in Tikapur (kh 29/02/2024)

Mahakali provincial hospital offers pediatric cancer and hematology service (rn 28/02/2024)

KMC stops collecting waste from four hospitals (kh 26/02/2024)

Ministry of Labor suspends medical test permission of 70 health institutes (kh 25/02/2024)

Bir Hospital halts surgeries due to shortage of essential materials, by Pabitra Sunar )kp 12/02/2024)

Post-natal care ward inaugurated at Narayani Hospital (kh 11/02/2024)

Narayani Hospital sees a 23% increase in patient flow (rep 10/02/2024)

Human Organ Transplant Centre marks milestone: 1,200 successful kidney transplants in 11 years (kh 02/02/2024)

Construction of basic hospitals left incomplete in Salyan district : The ambitious plan has faced construction delays triggered by budget crunch, by Biplab Maharjan (kp 21/01/2024)

SC issues interim order not to stop Bir Hospital’s food and other expenses (rep 20/01/2024)

Doctors working in Jajarkot Hospital to be given an additional allowance of one lakh rupees per month (kh 18/01/2024)

Hospitals to procure suits to curb delivery bleeding : Health offices will get Rs300,000 each to buy the suits that prevent excessive bleeding in women after childbirth, by Arjun Poudel (kp 08/01/2024)

Spinal Trauma Center comes into operation in Birtamod (kh 01/01/2024)