Khotang, May 27: Koshi Province government has decided to upgrade Khotang District Hospital to a 50-bed facility.
Currently, the hospital has 15 beds. The meeting of the province government held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Hikmat Kumar Karki took a decision to this regard on Monday.
The hospital had been providing medical and health services with 15 beds since its establishment on April 13, 1992. Minister for Health, Bhupendra Rai, had presented a proposal to this regard in the Cabinet meeting.
The construction of hospital building for the upgrading of facility to 50 beds has reached a final stage. As the construction reached the final stage, the Health Minister who is also the Minister for Physical Infrastructures, presented a proposal in the Cabinet meeting.
The government has managed 49 health workers including specialized doctors of 11th level in the hospital. Earlier, there were quotas for 30 health workers including specialized doctors of 8th level.
As the hospital is being upgraded after 33 years of its establishment, the locals here are happy.
Health Minister Rai informed that all sorts of diseases will be treated with the upgrading of hospital. Even the numbers of medical persons were increased. “Khotang people will not see untimely deaths for lack of treatment. Locals will have easy access to the District Hospital,” Rai informed.
There are 10 local levels in the district, which were forced to visit outside for even general health check up earlier. The upgrading of the district hospital has now ended this compulsion.
Four years back, the federal government had decided to upgrade the district hospitals to 50-bed facilities across the country.
As per decision of federal government, a construction company, Shyam Sundar-Ramsagar-Nepal Phulbari JV, was contracted by the Urban and Building Office, Okhaldhunga on July 8, 2021 to initiate the undertaking at Rs 229 million. It was mandated to complete the construction in 30 months.
However, the term had to be extended for twice, finally getting it realized soon.
