Last year (2020-21) we saw over 28,000 outpatients, admitted 5,000 patients and performed over 2,000 surgical procedures. In non-COVID years it has reached 36,000 outpatients and 6000 inpatients. Surgical procedures depend on the surgical skills and experience of the medical staff at any time. The surgical procedures here consist of emergency life-saving surgery like caesarean sections, other obstetric emergencies, laparotomies, and trauma surgery including orthopaedics, in addition to minor surgery. It is a general practice level hospital. Nonetheless, a wide range of surgical procedures are done. There are 125 staff working across the hospital, Community-Based Rehabilitation program, and the Okhaldhunga School of Health Sciences.

 

We have six medical staff: a medical coordinator, two senior MDGP doctor posts and three junior doctor posts. This is also one of the more remote hospitals where general practice / family medicine doctors are trained for their district posting. These residents are trained in basic general surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics, emergency medicine, and basic anaesthesia. They come to Okhaldhunga for rotations of three months. For jobs and expatriate volunteer opportunities, see our Join us page.