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Kathmandu, August 13. At a time when private hospitals are facing financial crisis, the health sector in Bhaktapur has received huge investment. Kathmandu Hams Hospital has invested crores of rupees in the construction of the Citizen Community Teaching Hospital in Thimi, Bhaktapur.
Hams purchased 43 per cent ownership of a 100-bed civil hospital at Thimi-3 Ghathaghar in Madhyapur.
Hams Group under RS Bhandari has purchased 43% stake in Nagarik Hospital and Nagarik College of Health Sciences for Rs 99.10 crore.
The newly appointed chairman of Civil Hospital, Hams Hospital, Bhandari said there are plans to set up a high-level corporate hospital in Bhaktapur.
“Bhaktapur does not have a fully equipped hospital. Due to this, many patients die prematurely without reaching a hospital,” Bhandari said. “We are reorganising the hospital to address the lack of quality healthcare in the area.”
Harms purchased 900,000 91,000 shares out of 2.2 million 73,000 shares of Civil Hospital.
Hams aims to meet the need for high-quality healthcare in densely populated areas such as Bhaktapur.
The administrative structure of the civil hospital has changed with the entry of Hams Group. Six new board members, including chairman Bhandari, are from the Hams Group.
The new management has brought in service improvements that can be implemented immediately. MDGP experts now provide 24-hour emergency services. This is the first time this has been offered in the Bhaktapur region.
Important plans have also been made for the development of the hospital’s physical infrastructure. State-of-the-art construction techniques have been developed for the new building. According to Bhandari, construction work will begin in October next year.
Likewise, the hospital is currently preparing to lease a new 12,000 square foot building. It is scheduled to be completed and expand the service by October next year.
“Now we are upgrading the lockdown services to provide quality services. With the expansion of the emergency department, we will improve the OPD services,” Bhandari said.
Providing trauma-responsive services
There are plans to provide quality services to trauma patients in civil hospitals. Traffic accidents happen on the Eastern Expressway every day. In such cases, the patient can still be saved if he is taken to the hospital quickly.
“People involuntarily come to Kathmandu to get quality services. The quality of services in Bhaktapur is far behind and we have moved forward with plans to provide quality services in Bhaktapur,” Bhandari said.
Patients from Sindhupalchok, Kavrepalanchok, Ramechhap, Sindhuli and other places will feel assured if Bhaktapur has a well-equipped hospital.
Similarly, he said that dialysis services will be provided to provide convenient services to kidney patients. Apart from this, multi-specialty services will also be started.
“We will provide quality services to trauma patients first and then neurological and renal patients. We estimate that the team of doctors with cutting-edge technology and skilled manpower will provide quality services,” Bhandari said.
Currently, the civil hospital is operating with 100 beds. According to the initial assessment, it is planned to provide services with 200 beds while increasing the services.
A hospital with a helipad will be built
Nagarik currently has a 100-bed hospital along with 12 ropani plots of land and a three-storey building of Nagarik College of Health Sciences. The Civic College of Health Sciences is conducting BN, BSc Nursing and HA educational programmes.
Bhandari revealed that there are plans to construct a building with a state-of-the-art helipad at Saat Ropani. The construction of the building is expected to be completed in the next two and a half years. The building currently in operation is being operated on rent.
It is estimated that building a building with facilities may cost 2 billion. Bhandari said that he plans to withdraw 1.4 billion from banks and invest 600 million from shareholders.
The Civic Community Teaching Hospital was established 17 years ago from Munal Clinic. At that time, Munal provided OPD services only in the morning and evening.
At that time, a 51-bed hospital in Khunsibu, Kathmandu, was for sale and a group was preparing to open a hospital in Bhaktapur. More than 100 shareholders of Munal Polyclinic and a group preparing to open a hospital in Bhaktapur bought the hospital in Khunsibu and set up a civil hospital in Gathaghar.
However, in recent years, the municipal hospital began to face financial difficulties. At the same time, the Hams Management Group purchased a 43% stake in the hospital and the School of Nursing.
I was a shareholder in the civil hospital 16 years ago. Recently, the hospital was going through a financial crisis,” Bhandari told Khabar Online. “I took the lead after my friends asked for a better hospital.”
Photo: Aryan Dimal
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