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Patan Hospital is located in the urban area of the Kathmandu Valley, in the middle hills of Nepal. It is a country of majestic scenery that ranges from jungles where tigers still roam, to the snowy Himalaya: 8 of the world's highest peaks are here. Nepal is bounded by the high Tibetan plateau to the north and the plains of India to the south.

Patients -
On an average day, one thousand patients come through our doors. Last year 300,000 patient visits were cared for in our OPD. Medical ClinicThey came from 72 of Nepal's 75 districts. More than 80% were from the Kathmandu Valley, though even many of these had migrated from the hills to the city for temporary work. We know that the poor came: 5% of our operating budget was spent on direct charity care, while 10% more went to indirect (built-in) charity. The middle class also came, and some of the rich too. Many view Patan Hospital as providing health care they can depend on. It is no longer the biggest or most developed, but its name is recognized across the country.

  Some quick facts about the hospital:
   For the year 2000/2001 (251 beds)

Outpatient visits:
Emergency Room visits:
Inpatient admissions:
Deliveries (total):
      Maternity Ward:
      Birthing Centre (low risk): 
Operations:
Laboratory procedures:
X-Rays:
Physiotherapy treatments:
Pharmacy items dispensed:
Dental Patient visits:
265,961
33,025
16,553
6,083
4,287
1,796
9,708
284,985
43,789
13,527
485,799
19,343

Patients come with a range of diseases. In adults, emphysema, pneumonia, and TB are most common. In children, pneumonia, broken bones and diarrhea predominate. Our surgeons are kept busy with much gall bladder disease and abscesses. But our most common cause for admission occurs on the Maternity Ward: last year over 6000 babies let out their first cries within our walls. Located at altitude of 1200 meters, Patan Hospital doesn't see much tropical disease (like malaria). Rather, our patients have diseases that developed countries had a century ago (like typhoid fever and cholera).


Staff -
560 women and men work in Patan Hospital. About 15% remain from the days of the old palace hospital, Shanta Bhawan (pre-1982). Eight to ten are expatriate missionaries sent here by United Mission to Nepal.

Nursing forms one of the pillars of any good hospital. Most of our 220 nurses were trained at our Lalitpur Nursing Campus. Compared to 10 years ago, more of our nurses have their Bachelor Nursing degrees, and some have special training in operating room, ICU, and infection control.
     
The Chiefs of our doctors' services represent a number of countries of origin: Surgery is Nepali; Pediatrics Indian; Medicine Northern Irish; ObGyne Tibetan; OPD/ER Australian; Pathology Korean; Dental is Finnish; and Aneshesia is German. About half of our 60 doctors are junior residents, who get training while they work in our hospital. The senior doctors have usually done their specialty training abroad.
     
A modest scholarship fund finances further training for our staff. We presently have staff training as Pediatrician, Pharmacist, Lab Tech, and 2 in Bachelor of Nursing. We prefer that our staff on scholarship their training in adjacent Asia countries or in Nepal.      Though our work-force is large, it is not hard to get to know our staff. For the most part, there is a family feel about the place. Not everyone likes to work our long hours, but it is said "once a Patan Hospital worker, always one."