Patients suffer after CT scan machine conks out at Bheri Hospital

Banke, Aug 10: The service seekers at Bheri Hospital have been bearing the brunt after a CT scan machine conked out. 

One of the service seekers Radheshyam Tharu from Taratal of Bardiya Madhuwan municipality said they were facing difficulty to get CT scan service at the hospital. "I brought a patient believing that the hospital would provide adequate health services, but the essential machine, CT scan, was not functioning at all. Consequently, I had to get my sick relative to undergo the CT scan outside," he shared the plight.

The Lumbini, Karnali, and Sudurpaschim Provinces refer patients for the treatment at the Bheri Hospital located in Banke.

It has been nearly a month the CT scan stopped functioning at the hospital. However, Hospital Superintendent Dr Prakash Thapa informed that they were working actively to smoothen the technical problem.

Dr Thapa also briefed Health Secretary Dr Roshan Pokharel about the problems and demanded new medical equipment. Secretary Dr Pokharel is currently in a visit to Nepalgunj.

However, Secretary Dr Pokhrel responded that there was no possibility of purchasing new CT scan machine for now. So, maintenance was essential. (RSS)