Seti Provincial Hospital has announced that it will stop treating new patients, except for emergencies, from Tuesday due to a shortage of dialysis machines, skilled manpower, and buildings.
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Due to the high demand for dialysis services, the Seti Provincial Hospital in Dhangadhi has stated that it will not be able to provide dialysis services to new patients.
The hospital administration issued a public notice on Tuesday, clarifying that dialysis services will not be provided to new regular patients except for emergencies.
Medical Superintendent of the hospital Dr. Hemraj Pandey said that the service could not be provided to new patients due to lack of necessary equipment, skilled manpower and building structure. According to him, the hospital is currently providing services to about 242 regular patients in three shifts through 21 dialysis machines.
'We are providing services to emergency patients 24 hours a day. But there is neither space nor manpower and equipment to accommodate new patients,' said Dr. Pandey.
A listed patient has to undergo dialysis twice a week. Due to this, the hospital administration has informed that they have to work till 10 pm on some days while providing services. Dr. Pandey said that as the pressure of patients is increasing day by day, they were forced to issue a notice and close the service.
He said that this decision had to be taken after the provincial Ministry of Social Development and the federal Ministry of Health were informed about this matter, but there was no hearing.
Seti Provincial Hospital is the referral hospital of the Far West Province. Kidney patients from all nine districts of the province come here for treatment.
According to Sher Bahadur Mahatara, in-charge of the dialysis ward, at least four patients are forced to return without receiving service every day. 'Currently, there are a total of 14 health workers in this ward. We are providing service from 5 am to 11 pm. After dialysis of a patient, the machine must be cleaned and 'rested' for at least half an hour, so it is not possible to add new patients even if you want,' he said.
According to Mahatara, service can be provided to new patients only if at least 50 dialysis machines and the same proportion of manpower are available.
When the hospital stopped treating new patients, kidney patients who had reached Seti Provincial Hospital from far away were forced to return without receiving treatment.
Amrita Bista of Taranagar, Dhangadhi-5, complained that the hospital did not even take the file, saying that dialysis could not be done. 'I have to undergo dialysis twice a week. Now I am worried about where to go,' she expressed her grief.
