Paropakar Maternity and Women's Hospital

Paropakar maternity and women's Hospital
Paropakar maternity and women's Hospital
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Geography
Location	Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal
Coordinates	27°41′22″N 85°19′09″E / 27.689563°N 85.319052°ECoordinates: 27°41′22″N 85°19′09″E / 27.689563°N 85.319052°E
Services
Beds	415
History
Former name(s)	Paropakar Shree Panch Indra Rajya Laxmi Maternity Hospital
Opened	1959
Links
Website	www.pmwh.gov.np
Lists	Hospitals in Nepal

Paropakar Maternity and Women's Hospital, also known as Prasuti Griha (प्रसुती ग्रीह), is the first maternity hospital of Nepal. It is located on Maternity Hospital Road, in Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal. The hospital was established in August 1959 and has 415 beds. About 15,000 women deliver their babies in this hospital annually.^[1]

History[]

The hospital was started by Paropakar Sansthan, a non-governmental organization at the initiative of Daya Bir Singh Kansakar in the ground of Charburja Palace. The hospital was named by the late King Mahendra (then the Crown Prince) as 'Paropakar Shree Panch Indra Rajya Laxmi Maternity Hospital' in memory of Late Indra Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah (then Crown Princess), who died during her pregnancy. In 2 December 2007, the hospital was renamed as Paropakar Maternity & Women's Hospital.^{[citation needed]}

The old hospital

Facilities[]

The hospital has 415 beds, of which 336 are allocated to inpatient care; 241 beds are dedicated for obstetrics, 61 for gynaecology and 34 for neonatology, while 79 are service beds.

The hospital employs approximately 50 doctors, 170 nurses, 40 paramedical staff, and 360 administrative, support and other staff. Residential facilities are available for doctors and nurses working in the hospital, and in addition there is a hostel for duty doctors and residents.^[2]

The hospital provides the following services:

Obstetrics and gynaecology
Neonatology
Radiology
Pathology

Notable people born in this hospital[]

Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the king of Bhutan ^[3]
Two daughters of Princess Shruti^[1]
Yogeshwar Amatya^{[citation needed]}
Nalina Chitrakar^{[citation needed]}

External links[]

Official website

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Prasuti Griha- Nepali Times." Accessed June 21, 2020. http://archive.nepalitimes.com/news.php?id=8438.
^ “परोपकार प्रसूती तथा स्त्रीरोग अस्पताल.” Accessed June 21, 2020. https://www.pmwh.gov.np/pages/about-us-2019-10-01-093508.
^ “I Was Born in Nepal » Nepa Headlines.” Accessed June 21, 2020. https://www.nepaheadlines.com/i-was-born-in-nepal/.

[nptime-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Prasuti Griha- Nepali Times." Accessed June 21, 2020. http://archive.nepalitimes.com/news.php?id=8438.

[2] “परोपकार प्रसूती तथा स्त्रीरोग अस्पताल.” Accessed June 21, 2020. https://www.pmwh.gov.np/pages/about-us-2019-10-01-093508.

[3] “I Was Born in Nepal » Nepa Headlines.” Accessed June 21, 2020. https://www.nepaheadlines.com/i-was-born-in-nepal/.

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