Operation of hospital against norms in Birgunj
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It has been found that two private hospitals operating within Birganj Metropolitan City are operating against the norms. According to the Health Committee of the Metropolitan Municipality, Prabhu Hospital and Nilakantha Hospital in Birganj are operating against the norms.
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Prabhu Hospital located in Birganj Metropolitan City-8 has received a license to operate 25 beds from the government of Madhesh province, but the health committee found that it was operating the hospital with 63 beds during its monitoring on Tuesday. Umashankar Tiwari, the coordinator of the committee, said that Prabhu Hospital, which had permission for 25 beds, was found to be operating with 63 beds.
During the monitoring, Tiwari, the coordinator of the monitoring team, said that 8 types of expired medicines were found in the ICU room and laboratory of Prabhu Hospital. "Some medicines expired 4 years ago," he said. According to Anil Yadav, the head of the health division of the metropolis, it was found that Prabhu Astal was operating the lab in the underground parking lot built under the ground floor.
'The lab is being operated in a place built for parking,' he said, 'this is against the law.' Neelkanth Hospital and Research Center located at 13 Powerhouse Chowk, Birganj Metropolitan City, is operating with 33 beds with permission for 15 beds, according to the monitoring committee. is
Yadav, head of the health division, said that expired medicines were recovered from the said hospital as well. The monitoring committee found that both the hospitals mixed the medical waste without separating it. Birganj Mayor Rajeshman Singh said that the Metropolitan Corporation will take action against hospitals that play with health.
The seized expired medicines have been sent to the Drug Administration Department for further investigation and action, he said. "Nilkanth Hospital will be prosecuted by the metropolis," he said, "However, we will write to the provincial government to take action against Prabhu Hospital, which has a license for more than 25 beds, and we will also take separate action against the games played with the health of Birganj residents."
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