KATHMANDU, Feb 24: A woman, who was arrested for stealing a baby from the Maternity & Women’s Hospital in Thapathali, has been admitted to the hospital.

KATHMANDU, Feb 3: Industrialist Arun Chaudhary and Ajit Man Singh Thapa, the then CEO of the Bansbari Leather and Shoes Factory, who were arrested on Thursday in a land scam case, have been admitted to the hospital. They were admitted to the hospital late on Thursday.

KATHMANDU, Jan 1: There has been a general improvement in the health condition of CPN (Revolutionary Maoist) Chairman Mohan Baidya.

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip, Nov 15: Israeli forces raided Gaza’s largest hospital early Wednesday, where hundreds of patients, including newborns, have been stranded with dwindling supplies and no electricity, as the army extended its control across Gaza City and the north.

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip, Oct 29: Israeli warplanes carried out airstrikes early Sunday near Gaza’s largest hospital, which is packed with patients and tens of thousands of Palestinians seeking shelter, residents said. Israel has said Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers have a command post under the hospital, without providing much evidence.

GAZA STRIP, Oct 19: A blast ripped through a hospital in war-torn Gaza killing hundreds of people late Tuesday, sparking global condemnation and angry protests around the Muslim world, with even allies blaming Israel for the attack.

BEIJING, April 19: The death toll in a fire that ripped through a hospital in China's capital Beijing has risen to 29, a city official said Wednesday.

TANAHU, Jan 1: A 10-bed hospital under construction in Tanahun's Myagde Rural Municipality is 50 percent complete. The construction work of the 10-bed basic hospital building under construction in Myagde Rural Municipality-4 is half finished.

TRISHULI, Oct 12: As many as 700 patients received health services from Trishuli Hospital Nuwakot during the Dashain vacation.

KATHMANDU, Oct 11: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has been discharged from hospital today after medical treatment. The head-of-state was admitted to the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) on Saturday for COVID-19 infection.

KATHMANDU, Oct 11: President Bidya Devi Bhandari, who was admitted to the TU Teaching Hospital after getting unwell, is being discharged today.

KATHMANDU, Oct 8: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has been admitted to the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, after experiencing health problems since Friday.

BAITADI, Sept 14: The number of dengue and scrub typhus patients has been rising in Baitadi district in recent periods. Scrub typhus has been diagnosed in 140 people while dengue in 13 persons since July 17 till September 13, the District Hospital, Baitadi, said.

KATHMANDU, August 30: A total of 1,258 cases of dengue have been detected in the Kathmandu Valley in recent times.

KATHMANDU, August 28: The Trishuli Hospital in Nuwakot has started producing energy from the waste generated by the hospital. The bio-degradable waste from the hospital has been used to produce energy (methane gas) through a biogas plant.

ITAHARI, May 7: Residents of Itahari staged a protest outside the Apex Hospital on Friday night, accusing its doctors of the death of a sick patient because of their negligence. The family of the deceased and locals pelted stones demanding action against the doctors involved.

CJ Rana discharged from hospital

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KATHMANDU, Dec 3: Chief Justice (CJ) Cholendra SJB Rana was discharged from the hospital on Friday.

CJ Rana catches COVID-19

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KATHMANDU, Nov 30: Chief Justice Cholendra SJB Rana has been admitted to hospital after he tested positive for COVID-19.

BHAKTAPUR, August 4: Suryabinayak Municipality has completed the construction of a 50-bed hospital for treating COVID-19 patients. The municipality built the health facility in preparation to fight against the imminent third wave of COVID-19.

KHOTANG, May 24: A Gurkha soldier serving with the British army has donated oxygen cylinders to Jalapa Community Hospital of Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadi Municipality in Khotang.

KATHMANDU, May 22: Preparations are currently underway to build an oxygen plant at Hetauda Hospital in order to ease the treatment of COVID-19 patients in the district with the help of funding from private businesses and industries.

KATHMANDU, May 20: The second wave of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease has heavily affected the Kathmandu Valley. The populated valley sees hundreds of patients arriving at hospitals on a daily basis. However, due to the lack of intensive care units (ICUs), medical oxygen, and beds, the passing days faced by the sick and the doctors have become very challenging.

KATHMANDU, May 16: The recovery rate of patients infected by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at B&C Hospital in Birtamod, Jhapa, is higher than many hospitals inside the country

KATHMANDU, May 15: As many as 1,676 people have succumbed to the second wave of the coronavirus outbreak since the start of April. This number has increased over three times than last year. Experts have concluded that the lack of proper treatment in Nepal has been a major reason for the numerous deaths of people suffering from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Karuna Foundation has distributed 30 oxygen concentrators of seven liters to five different hospitals in the country.

GORKHA, May 10: Patients affected by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) are being treated outside the Gorkha Hospital as of Sunday evening.

NEPALGUNJ, May 7: As many as 10 COVID-19 patients died from the virus in Banke in the last 24 hours. Those dying of COVID-19 in various hospitals in Banke district include eight people from Banke and one each from Bardiya and Kailali districts.

NEPALGUNJ, May 1: Nepalgunj Medical College, a hospital that has been treating patients infected by the coronavirus in the district, has announced plans to upgrade their COVID-19 ward to 300 beds.

NEW DELHI, May 1: A fire in a COVID-19 hospital ward in western India killed 15 patients early Saturday, as the country grappling with the worst outbreak yet steps up a vaccination drive for all its adults even though some states say don’t have enough jabs.

8 Most interesting facts about nursing

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Nepal celebrated 59th National Nursing Day on Thursday. And nurses might be the blood and beating heart of a hospital, but you might not know as much as you think though. Here, My City has compiled some unique facts and statistics about nursing from the world that might leave you shocked and surprised.

NEW DELHI, Jan 9: Ten newborns were killed on Saturday in a massive fire at a hospital in Maharashtra, India’s richest state, a doctor said, as leading politicians expressed grief at the loss of life.

Dr. Dre says he will be “back home soon” after the music mogul received medical treatment at a Los Angeles hospital for a reported brain aneurysm.

Jumla to build a separate COVID Hospital

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JUMLA, Nov 23: The District Disaster Management Committee, Jumla, has decided to build a well-equipped hospital in the district for the treatment of COVID-19.

JAJARKOT, Nov 21: Chhedagadh Municipality in the western part of Jajarkot district has brought a 15-bed hospital into operation.

MORANG, Nov 2: The dead body of a COVID-19 patient awaits to be cremated at the Morang-based Birat Medical College for the past three days.

BIRATNAGAR, Oct 5: A patient on Monday afternoon committed suicide by jumping off the roof of the Biratnagar-based Biratnagar Hospital.

KAILALI, May 30: Seven local level units in the eastern region of Kailali have joined hands to run a temporary COVID-19 hospital in Tikapur. They have begun preparations towards that end.

Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was in good spirits on Tuesday, as he accepted visitors while under police guard at a Manhattan hospital, his lawyer said, despite having been convicted a day earlier of sexual assault and rape.

Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor on Tuesday said he was back home after being discharged from a Delhi hospital for pneumonia.

DHARAN, Oct 26: After exposing  that the doctors at BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) have been  prescribing  food supplements to patients unnecessarily, the market monitoring by the Department of Drug Administration (DDA) also found that hospitals in Jhapa and Biratnagar have been following  the same practice to get commissions from the companies producing food supplements.

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has been admitted to a hospital since the past three days for a liver problem.

Sick hospitals sans doctors

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BUTWAL, Sept 7: Pyuthan District Hospital received the permission to have 50 beds three years ago. However, the congested and dilapidated building of the hospital does not have more than 25 beds. Though it has a quota for eight doctors, the hospital is dependent on just three doctors for long now. The absence of pediatrician, gynecologist, orthopedic surgeon and general surgeon, among the health experts of the other sectors fall hard on service seekers. The hospital does not have even an accountant which has affected the purchase of drugs and necessary equipment.

UDAYAPUR, Aug 15: Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangh, Udayapur has started works to upgrade the Triganga Eye Treatment Center to one of the best eye hospitals in Province 1.

American heavy metal band Metallica has donated 250,000 euros to a Romanian association building the country’s first pediatric oncology hospital, they said on Wednesday.

KATHMANDU, July 22: World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday has designated Tilganga Eye Hospital based in Tilganga of the valley as its coordinating center.

SARLAHI, June 28: The wife of a doctor working at Malangawa-based Sarlahi Eye Treatment Center has died in a brutal attack by one of the staffers of the hospital on Thursday.

RAMECHHAP, June 22: Baduli Basel, 54, of Torakpur village in Doramba Rural Municipality was having health problems since quite some time. Fatigue, dizziness, fever and discharge of dirty water from vagina had been bothering the mother of four.

DHADING, June 21: Eleven medics including doctors hired on contract at the Dhading District Hospital do not remember the last time they collected their salaries. In fact they have been working without pay for the past 11 months.

KATHMANDU, June 18: Tension ran high at Bouddha-based Samata Hospital after a woman found hanging using a rope at the hospital premises on Tuesday morning.

KATHMANDU, June 16: A new community hospital is to be constructed in Chandragiri. With Rs. 30 million support from the State 3 government and Rs. 10 million of its own, the Chandragiri municipality is constructing the hospital at Matatirtha in ward no. 8 of the municipality.