Hospital: Siddhartha Children and Women Hospital (AMDA), Butwal, Nepal

Victims: Medical Superintendent of the hospital

Type of violence: Physical

Event: After the death of a 32 year old pregnant lady following delivery of a baby, the irate relatives had vandalized the hospital and thrashed the medical superintendent of the hospital after their demands of Rs. 50,00,000 compensation was not met. The assaulted doctor was admitted in ICU of Lumbini Provincial Hospital for treatment.

News Links:

1. https://newsbutwaltoday.com/?p=43983
2. https://swasthyakhabar.com/story/54189

Perpetrator(s):

Hospital: Manipal College of Medical Sciences (MCoMS), Pokhara, Nepal

Victims: On-duty nurse in SICU

Type of violence: Physical

Event: A nurse was slapped by a patient party when she requested the patient attendants not to wear shoes inside the SICU.

Hospital: Universal College of Medical Sciences (UCMS), Bhairahawa, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)

Event: According to sources, after death of a patient in the postoperative period following cesarean section, crowd had protested in the hospital claiming medical negligence.

Hospital: Kalikot District Hospital, Manma, Kalikot, Nepal

Victims: Medical superintendent and nursing staffs

Type of violence: Physical

Event: According to the sources, a dead body was brought to the hospital for an autopsy. The relatives of the patient had demanded for a report without an incision in the body. That led to a tense situation and the relatives had vandalized the hospital, manhandled the medical superintendent doctor and pelted stones to the nursing staffs. More updates on the incident are yet to come.

Hospital: Emergency Jana Sewa Hospital, Gaur-Chandrapur, Rautahat, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)

Event: After death of a lady who had reached the hospital with the complaint of abdominal pain, the irate relatives have staged a demonstration demanding punishment for the hospital administrator and the operating health worker. Following the "uterine" surgery, patient had developed excessive bleeding and was referred to Metro City Hospital in Birgunj where she was pronounced dead on arrival. Following the incident, both the hospital administrator and the health worker are out of contact.

While the news and media have mentioned that the "doctor" had operated the patient, it has been said that the one that performed the surgery was a CMA.

News Links:

1. पाठेघरको शल्यक्रिया गर्दा महिलाको मृत्यु, डाक्टर फरार | News from Nepal - Ratopati
2. चिकित्सकको लापरबाहीले एक बिरामीको मृत्यु, हस्पिटल बन्द गरी सञ्चालक र चिकित्सक फरार| Yatra Daily

Hospital: Dodhara Chandani Hospital, Kanchanpur, Nepal

Victims: On-duty doctor

Type of violence: Verbal threat

Event: A gang of 8-10 people had misbehaved and threatened the on-duty doctor. Following the incident, the hospital had halted all the services except emergency service for 2 days.

Hospital: Patan Academy of Health Sciences (PAHS), Lagankhel, Lalitpur, Nepal

Victims: Two on-duty doctors

Type of violence: Physical

Event: After death of two patients (96-year-old lady and 67-year-old man) with severe pneumonia in geriatric ward within a small timeframe of receiving injectable medications (Heparin and Antibiotic), the relatives and crowd hand threatened and thrashed the doctors with the perception that the death was due to the wrong medication.

After the incident, there has been commendable support from PAHS faculties and executives in the strike of juniors. After many attempts, police have finally accepted the complaint.

Videos:

News Links:

1. पाटन अस्पताल डाक्टरमाथि मुक्का, प्रहरीकै अगाडि खुँडा हान्ने धम्की (healthpati.com)
2. इन्जेक्सनबाट औषधि दिएलगत्तै पाटन अस्पतालमा उपचाररत दुई बिरामीको मृत्यु (nayapatrikadaily.com)
3. 'एन्टिवायोटिक लिएलगत्तै' पाटन अस्पतालमा निमोनियाँका दुई बिरामीको मृत्यु | Nagarik News (nagariknetwork.com)
4. पाटन अस्पतालमा दुई जनाको मृत्यु घटना : भएको के हो?  - स्वास्थ्यखबर :: Swasthya Khabarpatrika

Perpetrator(s):

1. Niran Maharjan

Hospital: Jaya Prithvi Hospital Pvt. Ltd., Chainpur, Bajhang, Nepal

Victims: 1 on-duty Pharmacist

Type of violence: Physical

Event: A pharmacist in the hospital pharmacy was misbehaved and beaten when he refused to dispense Pregabalin, Tramadol and Koftab-D (Dextromethorphan) without doctor's prescription. This incident had taken place on the day of Vijaya Dashami (Bada Dashain).

News Links:

1. बझाङको जयपृथ्वी अस्पतालका स्वास्थ्यकर्मीमाथि कुटपिट :: जयपृथ्वी डेली :: JpDaily (thejpdaily.com)
2. बझाङको जयपृथ्वी अस्पताल चैनपुरमा कार्यरत एक जना स्वास्थ्यकर्मि माथि कुटपिट (saipalfm.com)

Perpetrator(s):

1. Sudip Sunar

Hospital: Ujyalo Samudayik Polyclinic, Dhankuta, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Physical

Event: The relatives of the patient vandalized the polyclinic after her death following an injection for the treatment of abdominal pain.

News Links:

1. https://ekantipur.com/pradesh-1/2023/10/17/polyclinic-ransacked-after-patient-died-17-28.html

 

Hospital: District Hospital, Phaplu, Solukhumbu, Nepal

Victim: On duty doctor and health care workers in Emergency Department

Violence type: Verbal abuse, threatening

Event: A patient under the influence of alcohol/drugs came to ER following RTA and abused health personnels.

News Links:

1. सोलुखुम्बु अस्पतालका डाक्टरमाथि आकस्मिक कक्षमै गालीगलौज र दुर्व्यवहार - स्वास्थ्यखबर :: Swasthya Khabarpatrika

Hospital: Bharatpur Hospital, Chitwan, Nepal

Victim: On-duty doctor and security guard in Emergency Department

Type of violence: Verbal abuse, Threatening

Event: A drunk man refused ER ticketing and threatened the security guard and on-duty doctor

News links:

1. मध्यरातमा उपचारत डाक्टर /गार्डमाथी काटिदिन्छु/मारिदिन्छु भन्दै दुव्र्यवहार - Swasthyapati
2. धम्की दिनेलाई कारवाहीको माग गर्दै प्रहरीलाई भरतपुर अस्पतालको पत्र (kantipurhealth.com)

Hospital: Daivik Hospital, Janakpur

Event: Violence to healthcare workers and hospital with the issues regarding the bill payments by patient attendants

No official news available

Hospital: Kathmandu Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal

Victim: 1 On-duty intern doctor

Violence type: Physical

Event: 1 Intern doctor was beaten by 3-4 people when trying to control crowd in the Nephrology OPD

News links:

1. केएमसी अस्पतालमा डाक्टरमाथि कुटपिट, स्वास्थ्यकर्मी आन्दोलनमा - स्वास्थ्यखबर :: Swasthya Khabarpatrika
2. केएमसी अस्पतालमा डाक्टरमाथि आक्रमण गर्ने दुई जना पक्राउ - स्वास्थ्यखबर :: Swasthya Khabarpatrika
3. काठमाडौं मेडिकल कलेजमा इन्टर्न डाक्टरमाथि हातपात – Online Khabar

Perpetrator(s):

1. Rupak Gautam

2. Saroj Gautam

 

Hospital: Baghauda Hospital, Madi, Nepal

Victims: Doctors

Violence type: Threatening 

Event: After death of the patient, the patient attendants demanded 25 lakh rupees. When the hospital refused to offer the ransom, they targeted the doctors and vandalized the doctors quarter.

 

Hospital: Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lagankhel, Nepal

Victim: On duty doctor in HDU

Type of violence: Physical

Event: At around 11 PM, on duty medical officer was manhandled during the course of management of a patient with stage IV carcinoma lungs.

Hospital: Manipal Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal

Victim: On-duty resident doctor 

Violence type: Physical 

Event: After death of a 57-year-old elderly patient in ICU, the patient attendants and goons had vandalized the doctors and hospital.

News links:

1. पोखराको मणिपाल अस्पतालमा बिरामीको मृत्यु भएपछि डाक्टरमाथि आक्रमण - स्वास्थ्यखबर :: Swasthya Khabarpatrika

2. मणिपाल घटना : किन गयो हरिहर वस्ती सहितको टोली पोखरा, किन फर्कियो रित्तो हात? - नारायण अधिकारी :: Swasthya Khabarpatrika

Perpetrator(s):

1. Manish Thapa

2. Sujit Mulmi

3. Abinas Gurung

4. Pradeep Gurung

5. Arun Gurung

6. Nitesh Gurung

7. Bibek Gurung

8. Sushil Karki (Chawa)

9. Binay Gurung

Most perpetrators have been found to be caught frequently for various crimes (upto 15 times) and were not relatives of the deceased patient.

प्रहरी हिरासतमा १५ पटकसम्म पुगेका व्यक्ति नै डाक्टर आक्रमणमा, भाडामा प्रयोग भएको आशंका! - नारायण अधिकारी :: Swasthya Khabarpatrika

What happened to the perpetrators?

Except Binay Gurung and Sushil Karki, all other 7 caught perpetrators have been released on NRs. 1,00,000/- bail.

मणिपालका डाक्टरलाई कुटेको आरोपमा २ जना कारागार चलान, ७ जना धरौटीमा रिहा – Online Khabar

Hospital: Lamjung Hospital, Lamjung, Nepal

Victim: On duty doctor 

Violence type: Physical 

Events: Patient attendants disagreed with the regular consent form for hospital admission

News links:

1. लमजुङमा डाक्टरमाथि वडाध्यक्षको मुक्का – Online Khabar

2. लमजुङमा डाक्टरमाथि कुटपिट, एक जना पक्राउ - स्वास्थ्यखबर :: Swasthya Khabarpatrika

Perpetrator(s): 

• Rishi Basnet

What happened to the Perpetrator?

Released on NRs. 1,00,000/- bail

 

Hospital: Sripur PHC, Kanchanpur, Nepal

Victim: 1 Auxillary Health Worker

Violence type: Verbal and Physical 

Event: A drunk man threatens on-duty health worker in the presence of a policeman on the unavailability of suture material as the store was closed.

News links: 

1. कञ्चनपुरमा बिरामीलाई टाँका लगाइरहेका अहेबको घाँटी न्याकियो :: सेतोपाटी संवाददाता :: Setopati

Perpetrator(s):

• Ram Bahadur Khadka (Ramu)

What happened to the perpetrator?

The caught perpetrator was released within a few days of the crime.

Hospital: Sundarharaicha Nagar Hospital, Nepal 

Victim: 1 On-duty doctor

Violence type: Verbal and Physical 

Events: Patient's son became aggressive after patient reported to ER with fever and after initial assessment the doctor reported to them that there was no fever.

News links: 

1. सुन्दरहैँचा नगर अस्पतालका चिकित्सकमाथि हातपात | Nagarik News (nagariknetwork.com)

 

Perpetrator(s):

1. Sukraraj Majhi

Hospital: Sancho Hospital, Hetauda, Nepal

Victims: 2 doctors

• 1 doctor sustained facial fracture (depressed zygomatic bone fracture)
• Another doctor sustained facial injury

Violence type: Physical

Events:

• Patient was admitted on Shrawan 22 with suspected Dengue
• Patient was referred to another higher center on Shrawan 23
• Mortality on Shrawan 25 at that center

News links:

1. डाक्टर कुट्नेलाई पक्राउ गर्न, कानुनबमोजिम मुद्दा चलाउन पनि प्रधानमन्त्रीको निर्देशन चाहिने! :: विवेक राई :: Setopati
2. चिकित्सक कुटपिट प्रकरण : मृतकका श्रीमती र छोराछोरीसहित ४ जना पक्राउ - स्वास्थ्यखबर :: Swasthya Khabarpatrika
3. हेटौंडामा डाक्टर कुट्ने चार जना पक्राउ :: सेतोपाटी संवाददाता :: Setopati
4. डा विकास थापा र डा प्रशान्त विडारीमाथि आक्रमण गर्नेलाई कारबाहीको माग - स्वास्थ्यखबर :: Swasthya Khabarpatrika
5. चिकित्सक संघको टोलीलाई प्रधानमन्त्री दाहालले भने- डाक्टर कुट्नेलाई तुरुन्त कारबाही हुन्छ - स्वास्थ्यखबर :: Swasthya Khabarpatrika
6. चिकित्सक संघको टोलीलाई प्रधानमन्त्री दाहालले भने- डाक्टर कुट्नेलाई तुरुन्त कारबाही हुन्छ - स्वास्थ्यखबर :: Swasthya Khabarpatrika

Perpetrator(s):

1. Rama Pradhan
2. Ramita Pradhan
3. Rohit Pradhan
4. Anup Pradhan
5. Jiwan Lama
6. Subash Syangtan

What happened to the perpetrators?

The caught perpetrators:

1. Rama Pradhan has been released on NRs. 2,50,000/- bail
2. All other caught perpetrators have been released on NRs. 2,00,000/- bail