| B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences बि.पि. कोइराला स्वास्थ्य बिज्ञान प्रतिष्ठान |
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| BPKIHS | |
| Established | 1993 |
| Type | Autonomous Institution |
| Endowment | Approx. 450,00,00,000 Rs.(100 million USD) per annum |
| President | Minister for Health, Government of Nepal |
| Director | Dr. B.P. Das |
| Vice Chancellor | Dr. P.C. Karmacharya |
| Academic staff | 275 |
| Undergraduates | 100 per year (MBBS) |
| Location | Dharan, Nepal |
| Website | www.bpkihs.edu |
B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) (Nepali: बि.पि. कोइराला स्वास्थ्य बिज्ञान प्रतिष्ठान), established in 1993, upgraded to a University in 1998, is an autonomous Health Sciences University with a mandate to work towards developing socially responsible and competent health work force. Its primary goal is to meet the health needs of the eastern region of Nepal at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
BPKIHS is a self-governing, self-reliant International Health Sciences University, with many students and teachers from all over the world assisting its educational programmes.
BPKIHS is one of the largest projects implemented through Indo-Nepal co-operation. The University is named after the late B.P. Koirala, a former Prime Minister of Nepal, who was Nepal’s foremost visionary in social upliftment and firm believer of national reconciliation and national integration.
BPKIHS took over the management of 150-bedded former Eastern Regional Hospital in 1993, With the new hospital complex, the University raised the strength of beds to 700 with added facilities like CCU, ICU, VVIP Critical Care area and Observational beds. Now MRI, CT-scan, emergency laboratory, C-arm and mobile x-ray facilities, sterilization section, state-of-the-art Operation Theaters with recovery rooms facilities are available in the Hospital.
The medical education at BPKIHS started on October 19, 1994 with the intake of the first batch of MBBS students. Gradually it started B.Sc. Nursing in 1996, BDS, MD/MS, M.Sc. and the CN Programme in 1999, OT and AS in 2000, BMIT in 2001 and B.Sc. MLT in 2005. At present altogether 908 students are studying various programmes. The number of students programme wise is: MD/MS 155, M.Sc. 18, MBBS 264, BDS 160, B.Sc. Nursing 54, B. Sc. MIT 18, Certificate Nursing 120, OT & AS 17, B.Sc MLT 10, MBBS Interns 57 and BDS Interns 35. The Institute is preparing for admission in to MPH programme starting from September 2005.
In order to provide students a community oriented medical education and to create a socially accountable health work force in the nation, this Institute has launched the concept of a ‘Teaching District’. Presently Sunsari, Morang Dhankuta, Saptari, Jhapa and Ilam districts are included, but gradually all the districts of the entire eastern region of Nepal (16 districts) will be included in teaching districts.
The MBBS Programme is recognized by the Medical Council of India and Sri Lanka, in addition to the recognition by the Nepal Medical Council. The world Health Organization has listed this Institute in the World Directory of Medical Schools, Similarly, the Nepal Nursing council has recognized the B.Sc. Nursing Program. The Institute is processing for obtaining recognition of MD/MS and BDS programmes from the Medical Council of India and Dental Council of India respectively.
Today, BPKIHS has a high number of national and expatriate doctors and nurses outside Kathmandu.
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On July 16, 1993, HMG handed over 150 bedded Eastern Regional Hospital to BPKIHS. The Institute raised the strength of beds to 210 with added facilities like CCU, ICU and observation beds. With the new hospital complex the bed strength is further raised to 646. Meticulous planning has gone into developing the infrastructure facilities, organized in a fashion that patient flow is unidirectional and the facilities are available with maximum ease and at a short distance.
From a conceptual view, a large screening or General Out Patient Department (GOPD) has been provided which forms the initial entry point. It contains all the facilities needed as the first point of contact-general medical officers attend to the patients and take care of diagnosis and treatment, dressing and plaster service, help from health educators and social workers and readily available pharmacy. The conceptual frame work of screening or GOPD is the first of its type in this region. The cases requiring further attention are along sent to various sections of OPD, where consultants of different levels are available. Special clinics (Pain clinic, diabetics, cardiac) and pay clinics function in the afternoon. OPD services are provided from 8:00AM to 1:00PM and 2:00Pm to 5:00PM. Services of more than 1000 patients and emergency services to 150 persons are provided on an average daily. Out reach clinics are being organized in the various centers of the teaching districts.
The OPD Block is interconnected at convenient places with next block strategically so placed that the needs of indoor and outdoor patients can be effectively met. One wing of this block on ground floor accommodates department of radiology and provides imaging services containing state-of-the-art x-ray machines, Ultrasound, fluoroscopic devices, CT scan etc. and in near future MRI. Sufficient waiting spaces are provided in each division. The other wing has a most modern blood blank and transfusion centre, hospital laboratory services for biochemistry, microbiology, pathology, haematology, immunology, cytogenetics and a series of other laboratories for special investigations like Cardiognosis and neurodiagnosis. Polysomnography and life style labs along with section for electronic maintenance workshop is also provided in the same general area.
Specialized diagnostic services such as Endoscopy and sigmoidoscopy, and automatic blood gas and electrolyte analyser systems, haemodialysis, tread mill test, colour doppler echocardiography, non-invasive cardiac and nervous system investigative techniques e.g. EPS, fundus fluorescent angiography, ultrasonography, and audiometry, are all available.
On the first floor of this block are provided ICU/ICCU & VVIP critical care area, facilities for day care surgery in the left wing, and a suit of self-sufficient operation theatres for various surgeries (8 OTs very rooms, emergency laboratory, C-arm and mobile x-ray facilities, sterilization section); and a complete suite of changing rooms for doctors, nurse, technicians, students, in the right wing of the block.
Next to the OT block are the three-story interconnected two-wing blocks of indoor ward (12 wards) so constructed that nursing station has a clear view of the wards in that block. Provision has been made for intermediate critical care (central medical gas pipeline and vital sign monitoring system) in some wards on each floor and also facilities for examination and treatment in each nursing station. Each ward has about 34 beds. A set of 42 private rooms - deluxe, single, double bed, have also been provided in a separate three-story wing, and arrangement for critical care management available in two rooms in each floor.
Presently, the hospital is providing services of a general hospital which include:
A compact self-sufficient Emergency section has been provided in a strategic position of the hospital complex. Due care and sufficient space with state-of-the-art equipment has been provided in the triage, examination and resuscitation. Provision for dressing, plaster, x-ray and emergency lab facilities are available. A separate set of 2-Emergency OTs with recovery fitted with ventilators and vital sign monitoring system, adequate space for doctors/nurses on duty, a 10-bed ward for critical care with bed-head panels and telemetric vital sign monitoring and ventilating system has also been provided. Sufficient space for relatives of patients and public address system and provision for disaster area has also been included. The offices of the clinical faculty are placed on the first floor so that they are readily available for emergency needs. All hospital buildings are interconnected, and in turn connected with College building.
A separate hospital under the College of Dental Surgery is functioning with 25 dental chairs. The hospital is managing OPD (Oral Diagnosis, Oral Surgery, Periodonitcs, Endodontics, Pedodontics, Prosthodontics, and Orthodontics), and Emergency services. The Dental Hospital has 10 beds for inpatients. A new college block has been planned and the work has started, funded by Government of India.[1]
Recently Cath lab from PHILIPS (ALLURA FC)has been set up for Coronary catheterization and Angiography. It has been supported by Geneva University in logistics and trainings.[2]