OPD Performance :
A total of 2,77,642 patients visits were recorded and received eye care services from out patient department at Bharatpur Eye Hospital (base hospital) and its networks that includes 2 secondary eye hospitals 17 eye care centers and 1 City clinic in the year 2023-24. There is 10% increase in OPD patients at base hospital compared to previous year 2022-23 and 70% more patients were served through eye care centres compared to previous year.
Out of 1,61,776 OPD patients visits in based hospital, 96,582 (59.70%) of patients took the eye services through health insurance policy. More female patients are seeking eye care services than male patients at base hospital.
Monthwise distribution of OPD patients at BEH (base hospital)
Surgical Performance :
A total of 11,219 ocular surgeries of various categories were performed in the year 2023-24 that includes surgeries performed at base hospital, secondary eye hospitals and outreach camps. Of the total surgeries, 9,488 (84.57%) were sight restoring cataract surgeries, including those performed through various DST and surgical camps.
Majority of the cataract surgeries performed in the hospital were phaco surgeries (4,312). 2,944 (31.4%) cataract surgeries were performed through various DST and surgical camps. Only 1,731 (15.58%) surgeries were other than cataract surgeries.
Performance of Secondary Eye Hospitals, Eye Care Centers and Outreach Activities
There are 2 secondary eye hospitals and 18 Eye Care Centers. Community outreach activities are the major activities of the hospital being conducted all the year round. In this year a total of 59 DST camps, 16 Surgical Camps, 4 DR camps, 101 school screening, 1 color vision test camps and 8 work place camp were performed. A total of 42,894 patients took their service through these outreach activities. 2,944 sight restoring cataract surgeries were performed through DST and Surgical camps, contributing to 31.4% of total cataract surgeries performed this year. 29,017 OPD patients were served from 2 secondary eye hospitals (Kawasoti and Thori) and 57,999 patients were served through 18 eye care centers
Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangh
Hiralal Santu Devi Pradhan Institute of Ophthalmic Sciences
Bharatpur Eye Hospital Chitwan Nepal
OPD Performance BEH_ECCs 2015/016 to 2023/024
