Gulmi Hospital to begin dialysis service

Tamghas / Dec 30: The Gulmi Hospital is all set to begin dialysis service. The health facility has already conducted a test for it.

The hospital had successfully provided dialysis to Devi Ram Khanal from Resunga municipality-8 on December 25 and 28. With this, the medication for kidney disease will be regular now onwards.

The availability of dialysis at Gulmi Hospital has ended compulsion of related patients to visit Palpa, Butwal and other cities.

Dialysis is a clinical process to purify blood after the kidney fails to function well.

There are five machines in the hospital for this service. Among them, three can be used for regular service, while two for alternative.

In order to run the facility in a smooth manner, necessary workforce is put in place- a specialist doctor and a nurse. The kidney failure patients need blood purification twice a week. It takes nearly five hours for one time dialyses.

Public health inspector Bom Aryal informed that nine patients could be treated in a week. If the related workforce is increased, use of same medical equipment can provide service to more number of patients, he viewed.

Moreover, government has the scheme of Rs 2,500 as incentive to the hospital for providing a dialyses service. However, Gulmi Hospital has not been entitled to the incentive, as it is yet to receive permission from Department of Health Service.

All technical aspects for operation of new medical service are up to the mark, so the hospital will get the permission soon, Aryal expected.

Khanal who underwent dialyses at Gulmi Hospital had begun treatment from Kathmandu since January 31. He is now the first patient to receive this service from the district. Three months back, he had the medication from neighbouring Palpa district.

As he is the first patient, the Gulmi Hospital provided the service for free of cost. RSS