Patients at Bir Hospital are suffering due to one of the government's latest decisions. That decision is the dismissal of officials. In addition, two-day leave and the closure of health insurance have affected patients.
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Bir Hospital is a place where patients from all over Nepal come. Patients come here after spending thousands of rupees even for minor treatment. The reason is the old reliable, cheap treatment and health service from experienced doctors. But due to a recent decision of the government, patients are suffering under the management of Bir Hospital.
That decision is the dismissal of the official. The Special Provisions Ordinance on the Dismissal of Public Officials states that officials appointed before Chaitra 12, 2082 BS will be dismissed regardless of the terms, facilities and tenure specified in the appointment. The Ministry of Health and Food Hygiene appointed 11th-level associate professor Dr. Prabha Chapagain as the acting director based on seniority. While other hospitals are offering health insurance, there is a rush of patients at Bir. There is a shortage of essential medicines given to cancer patients during chemotherapy. Most of the medicines for health insurance are not available in the pharmacy. Both the CT scans have been damaged for 3 months. There is a shortage of film to print X-rays and MRIs. There is no place to keep printed X-rays and MRIs. Medical gloves used by doctors and nurses are out of stock. Employees are protesting after not receiving their salaries for 2 months. There is a shortage of reagents required for PTINR testing.
It is towards the end of the second week of Jestha. A man around 40 years old died. The patient died when further treatment was affected after the testing was stopped due to lack of reagents. The central AC distributed throughout the hospital has broken down. But the contract process has not been able to move forward in Bir.
The hospital also did not implement the correspondence sent by the ministry to provide services on Sundays. A notice has been posted in the hospital stating that the OPD service will be open from 9 am to 5 pm on Monday. Tickets are open from 7 am. When the hospital does not open on Sundays, and when other hospitals do not provide services through insurance, patients come to Bir. We have talked to patients and their relatives who did not come to Bir Hospital for services. Finally, we have also taken the response of the acting director. Read the detailed reporting on this: Veer Hospital: Amidst the chaos, a patient in shock
