Govt asks private hospitals to allocate 20% bed for COVID-19 patients

KATHMANDU, Aug 14: The government has asked private hospitals to allocate 20 percent of their beds for COVID-19 patients as the increasing number of cases has left only a few beds available for new COVID-19 patients in the coronavirus-designated hospitals.

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Govt to stop implementing health insurance programme via private hospitals

The government says it will stop implementing the health insurance programme via private hospitals. The post Govt to stop implementing health insurance programme via private hospitals appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Free blood transfusion at Hospitals in Gandaki

The state government has decided to provide free blood to all government and private hospitals in the state from Feb 13.

Free blood transfusion at Hospitals in Gandaki

The state government has decided to provide free blood to all government and private hospitals in the state from Feb 13.

Kathmandu’s private hospitals fleece Covid-19 patients, multiplying crisis

The Ministry of Health and Population has fixed a daily charge of Rs 3,500 for the treatment of normal Covid-19 patient, Rs 7,000 for moderate, and Rs 15,000 for critical cases. Accordingly, private hospitals have also been asked to sign service contracts. However, some big private hospitals in the valley are not ready to provide […]

Some private hospitals to face music for collecting exorbitant fees

KATHMANDU, May 6: Ministry of Health and Population has announced to take action against the private hospitals if they charge high fees on COVID-19 patients for their treatment.  The Ministry’s statement comes at a time when some private hospitals were found charging exorbitant fees from the patients.   Assistant Spokesperson of the Ministry Dr Samir Kumar Adhikari on Wednesday said that such hospitals would be punished on the basis of complaints received at the Ministry and local administration.     The Ministry’s serious attention was drawn to the act of giving unwanted stress and aggravating problems instead of extending services to one another in this time of pandemic, according to the statement released by Adhikari.   The Ministry has also warned to the wrongdoers not to carry out such activities.