Koshi Hospital Explained

Koshi Hospital
Location:	Biratnagar-10, Morang
State:	Koshi Province
Country:	Nepal
Coordinates:	26.459°N 87.2852°W
Type:	Federal Level Hospital
Former-Names:	Koshi Zonal Hospital
Emergency:	Yes
Beds:	350 beds
Website:	https://koshihospital.gov.np

Koshi Hospital is a government hospital located in Biratnagar-10, Morang in Koshi Province of Nepal.^[1] It is providing health services focusing to the poor and under-privileged people of Koshi Province. Established in, it is regarded as one of the oldest hospitals of Nepal.^{[2] [3] [4]}

History

It was established by Bir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana in as P Bir Hospital which comprises the name of Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah and Bir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana in Rangeli, Morang. Later in it was shifted to Biratnagar. It was named as Tribhuvan Memorial Hospital in .^[5] The 50-bed hospital has now been expanded to 350-beds.^[6]

Services

The services provided in Koshi Hospital includes:^[7]

• Anesthesiology Department,
• Ophthalmology Department,
• Laboratory Department,
• HIV/ARV, Family planning, TB-DOTS, Immunization,
• Radiology Department,
• OPD : Orthopedics, General Surgery, Pediatrics, General Medicine, Dermatology, ENT, Gynecology and Obstetrics,
• Dental Department
• Emergency Department,
• Pharmacy Unit
• Pathology Department
• Physiotherapy Department
• ICU
• NICU
• Postmortem

Notes and References

1. Web site: Koshi Hospital on Hamro Doctor. Hamro Doctor. 6 January 2024.
2. Web site: Koshi Zonal Hospital . Khoja Nepal. 6 January 2024.
3. Web site: Koshi Hospital . Koshi Hospital. 6 January 2024.
4. Web site: Patients complain of poor health services at Koshi Hospital . The Kathmandu Post. 6 January 2024.
5. Web site: Introduction and History of Koshi Hospital . Koshi Hospital . 6 January 2024.
6. Web site: Koshi Hospital To Be Developed As Teaching Hospital . . 6 January 2024.
7. Web site: सेवाहरु . Koshi Hospital . 6 January 2024.