Kathmandu Metropolitan City Hands Over Digital Equipment Worth Rs 17 Million to Teaching Hospital

Kathmandu / June 4: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has handed over technology, tools, and equipment worth Rs 17 million to the Teaching Hospital in Maharajgunj to make its outpatient department (OPD) services more patient-friendly.

The equipment was formally handed over during a program held at the hospital on Thursday, where KMC Acting Mayor Sunita Dangol presented the items to Hospital Director Prof. Dr. Subash Acharya.

According to KMC, the support package includes 16 interactive kiosk machines that allow patients to make payments, print diagnostic reports independently, and pay for treatment remotely from home. In addition, the hospital has received 65 all-in-one desktop computers that enable patients and healthcare providers to access reports, test results, and treatment-related information from a single platform.

To improve service efficiency and speed, the hospital’s server and RAM capacities have also been upgraded.

Speaking at the event, Acting Mayor Dangol said the support was provided to reduce long queues at government hospitals and make healthcare services more accessible and convenient for citizens.

“The assistance we have provided will make it easier for the general public to receive services. We consider our collaboration with the hospital very important and regard today as a significant milestone,” she said.

Highlighting the evolution of KMC’s institutional role, Dangol noted that an office originally established primarily for urban sanitation has now expanded its responsibilities to include infrastructure development, health, education, environment, economic and social development, heritage conservation, and tourism. She also suggested that KMC and the hospital could collaborate on telehealth services in the future.

Hospital Director Prof. Dr. Acharya, while presenting the utilization plan for the newly installed technology and equipment, said KMC’s support had made it possible to significantly transform patient service management.

“With the first phase of support, we are already able to provide noticeable improvements in services. We hope for continued support in the second phase. Following this, most cancer treatment services at the hospital could become paperless and faceless,” he said.

Deepak Kumar KC, Chief of KMC’s Health Department, informed that the metropolitan city is planning further collaboration with the hospital to strengthen specialist healthcare services delivered through KMC’s health promotion centers.

“We have provided support in a manner that contributes directly to the hospital’s service management. This will also benefit the metropolitan city,” he said.

KMC has previously supported the hospital by providing ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as CT scan machines, bed queue management systems, and other essential medical equipment. RSS