Birtamod Municipal Hospital to be upgraded

Birtamod: The Birtamod Municipality in Jhapa district is working on upgrading the hospital run by the municipality.

Mayor of Birtamod Pabitra Mahatara Prasain laid a foundation stone for the new hospital building on Thursday.

As per the new plan, a three-storied state-of-the-art building would be constructed on the premises of Birtamod Municipal Hospital. After the completion of the building construction, the hospital will be upgraded to 25 beds from 15 beds.

Mayor Mahatara said that easy, accessible and quality healthcare service would be given to the public by completing the construction works in time.

The total cost of the construction works is estimated at Rs 150 million.

At present, the hospital is providing services to as high as 200 patients on a daily basis from four medical doctors.