Nepal: Kanti Childrens Hospital
Medical Ward Treats 639 Patients: Q2 2019
October 24, 2019
Ganesh Shrestha, Dr. Sanish Manandhar, and Dr. Sujan Pun
Summary of Activities
Shortly after the April 2015 earthquake, Real Medicine Foundation (RMF) started its support of Kanti Children’s Hospital by donating more than $400,000 worth of medicines, medical supplies, and laboratory supplies. RMF continues to support a blood bank, lodging, food, transportation, medicines, laboratory services, and other necessities for needy patients and their families. In March 2017, RMF also began supporting human resources at Kanti Children’s Hospital and is now providing the hospital with medical officers who serve in the Surgical ICU and Neonatal ICU, as well as registered nurses who serve in the triage area and Medical ward.
April–June 2019
- 102 patients were treated in the Surgical ICU.
- A total of 639 patients were admitted and treated in the Medical ward. Among them, 239 (37.4%) were female and 400 (62.6%) were male.
- RMF nurses classified a total of 633 patients at the triage area, among whom 67 (10.6%) were classified in the red zone and 566 (89.4%) were classified in the yellow zone.
- The ICU beds provided by RMF are fully functioning and being utilized in the ICU.

Results &
ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Triage
Emergency Assessment
From April to June 2019, RMF nurses triaged a total of 633 patients. RMF nurses use a triage system while serving in the Emergency Unit of Kanti Children’s Hospital. Through this system, they classify and provide tags to the patients: code red requires immediate medical action for survival, code yellow indicates a serious but not life-threatening condition, code green indicates a less severe condition that can wait, and code black means dead on arrival.

Medical Ward
639 Patients
From April to June 2019, a total of 639 patients were admitted to and treated in the Medical ward. Among them, 239 (37.4%) were female and 400 (62.6%) were male. Children under 1 year of age had the highest admission rates, followed by children 1–3 years of age. The most common conditions treated in the Medical ward were respiratory, followed by cardiovascular diseases.

Surgical ICU
Skilled Intervention
RMF medical officers have served a total of 102 patients in the Surgical ICU of Kanti Children’s Hospital from April to June 2019. The most common disease treated in the SICU was anorectal malformation (ARM), followed by Hirschsprung’s disease, both of which are congenital disorders that affect the digestive system.

Background
& Objectives
Background
Kanti Children’s Hospital is the only government referral level Children’s Hospital of Nepal. The hospital was established in 1963 as a general hospital with 50 beds, which today have a capacity of 320 beds. The hospital treats children up to the age of 14 from all over the country, a total target population of 13-14 million children. Following the earthquake, where parts of hospital building were damaged, there is in general a need for equipment and capacity building for better health service delivery.
Objectives
- Provide necessary medical supplies, blood, and nutritional support for patients. Also providing access and transportation to testing and procedures
- Give instruction of patients needs, education, amenities during hospital stay, and financial support to family of the patient
- Management to various hospital programs such as a blood drive program, a free-of-cost kitchen for patients and families, playroom and library for patients and siblings, and clothes bank for needy patients and family

Numbers
Served
Patients Served this Quarter
Department totals
Surgical Intensive Care-102
Emergency Unit Triage-633
Medical Ward-639


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