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Tansen United Mission Hospital (Nepali: तानसेन मिशन अस्पताल) is located in the Palpa district of Nepal. The hospital serves thousands of patients from western Nepal and northern India, and is part of a broader healthcare network. The hospital is part of United Mission to Nepal. The hospital was started on 15 June 1954. Besides providing basic health services, it is involved in community health education. It is one of few hospitals in Nepal with its own pharmacy।




History


Tansen Mission Hospital was started by United Mission to Nepal in 1959 by a group of Christian doctors. It was mainly conceived during the visit of Dr Robert Flemming (ornithologist), his wife Dr Bethel Flemming, and Dr Carl Friedericks in the winter of 1951 –1952. The first hospital building was constructed in 1959.




Notable Doctors


Dr. Carl Friedericks
Dr. Robert Flemming
Dr. Bethel Flemming (wife of Dr. Robert Flemming)




Current


The hospital has 165 beds looked after by about 315 local staffs. There are few mission appointees (depends on volunteer numbers) from the UK, USA, Australia, Sweden and other countries.




= Facilities

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Currently, this hospital operates following departments:

Dental
Orthopaedics
Paediatrics
Psychiatry
Pastoral Care
Surgery: Surgical facilities include daily outpatient surgical clinics, two minor operation theatres and two operating theatres. Generally, these are run as one orthopaedic and one general surgical theatre.
X-Ray and CT
Community Health Care
Hostel
Doctor's accommodation




Training


The hospital trains nurses, doctors, and paramedics. About ten interns (both local and international) is trained every year.
In addition, the training is provided to the students of Tansen Nursing School.




Research and development


Besides treatment, the hospital is actively involved in research works. Various medical papers are published regularly by its staff or volunteers such as `survival of new born baby and introduction of new technology for rural hospitals
In 2017, device called Tansen videolaryngoscope was developed in this hospital.




Treated patients


In 2010, the hospital treated 83,218 and admitted 11,201. Total number of deliveries was 2,116 and total surgical procedures was 7,624. Total numbers of antenatal visits in the town clinic this year was 3,823 (3,576) and under five attendance was 3,680. There were about 1000 patients each month in the emergency department.




Recognition


The hospital has received the following awards:

Dixa Daxa Sewa Puraskar in 2001 and 2014 by the National TB Centre
Swasthiya Kadar Patra in 2012
Best Hospital Award in 2012
Healthcare Leadership Award in 2012 from KRDW




External links


Official website
UMN projects in Nepal




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Tansen Mission Hospital
• Tansen, Nepal
• List of hospitals in Nepal
• Butwal Technical Institute
• Odd Hoftun
• United Mission to Nepal
• Gwalior
• Chola Empire
• Christianity in Nepal
• National Museum of Natural History, New Delhi