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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: 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.
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Hospital: Swostik Cardio and Multispeciality Hospital, Dhangadhi, Nepal
Victims: None
Type of violence: Protest
Event: A 56-year-old man was admitted to the hospital and operated for the removal of renal stone. Postoperatively, nephrectomy was undertaken to stop the ongoing hemorrhage from the kidney. Although the bleeding was believed to have ceased after the second surgery, patient passed away. They demanded that Rs 10 million should be given as compensation and action against the surgeon. An agreement was reached for Rs 2.2 million and that action would be taken for involved surgeon.
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Hospital: Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital
Event: Crowd vandalized the hospital and healthcare workers after the patient was admitted to ICU after surgery of a 71 year old female.
Hospital: District Hospital Mugu, Mugu, Nepal
Victims: None
Type of violence: Non-violent (Padlocking)
Event: After death of a 30-year-old pregnant lady during the process of anesthesia before the surgery in the hospital, the relatives had padlocked the administration of hospital claiming the negligence of hospital.
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Hospital: Kathmandu Medical College, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal
Victims: None
Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)
Event: Claiming that the doctor had cut a vital nerve during the surgery for brain tumor of a 48-year-old man, ultimately leading to his death, the agitated relatives and the struggle committee staged a demonstration outside hospital demanding for compensation.
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Hospital: Chitwan Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur, Nepal
Victims: On-duty Doctors and Nurses in ICU
Type of violence: Physical
Event: A 36-year-old male was admitted in ICU with pancreatitis and hypertension. Relatives of the patient misunderstood central venous access opening on neck as a neck surgery which allegedly led to death of the patient. The irate kin of the deceased barged into the intensive care unit (ICU) of the hospital and vandalized the window panes, door and other medical equipment indiscriminately, incurring a loss of millions of rupees. The agitating groups also manhandled on-duty doctors and nurses at the ICU.
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Hospital: Birgunj Health Care Hospital, Birgunj, Parsa, Nepal
Victims: None
Type of violence: Non-violent (protest)
Event: Claiming that the operating surgeon damaged a blood vessel during the surgery for renal stone of a 32-year-old man, the relatives claimed doctor's negligence and staged a protest rally. The patient was later transferred to the Mediciti hospital where he had died after his health worsened.
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Hospital: Maulakalika Hospital, Bharatpur, Nepal
Victims: Doctors and healthcare workers
Type of violence: Physical
Event: A patient developed ?seizure/pulmonary embolism/myocardial infarction during implant removal from previously fractured and operated left leg. He was urgently rushed to Bharatpur Hospital where he was declared dead within few minutes of arrival. The agitated crowd threatened and man-handled the doctors and healthcare workers, vandalized the hospital and forced to them a document.
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Hospital: Biratnagar Hospital Pvt. Ltd., Biratnagar, Nepal
Victims: None
Type of violence: Physical
Event: The deceased’s relatives had claimed that the patient (who had undergone uterine surgery in the hospital) died as a result of the hospital’s negligence. The relatives of the deceased, who had protested in front of the hospital until midnight, had vandalized the nursing home as well by pelting the stones.
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Hospital: District Hospital Udayapur, Gaighat, Nepal
Victims: None
Type of violence: Physical
Event: After death of a 32-year-old pregnant lady in the course of treatment in the hospital, irate relatives had vandalized the hospital claiming the negligence of the doctors. While the relatives claimed that the patient was not offered surgery but the hospital claimed that the family had refused the surgery when the patient was advised.
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Hospital: Trishuli Hospital, Bidur, Nuwakot, Nepal
Victims: None
Type of violence: Physical
Event: After death of a 27-year-old with 40+ WOG pregnancy following medically induced vaginal delivery complicated by postpartum hemorrhage, the relatives had claimed the negligence of hospital and vandalized the hospital including Pediatric OPD, ECG room, Surgery OPD and Pharmacy. The father of the deceased had denied their involvement in vandalism.
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Hospital: BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Ghopa, Dharan, Nepal
Victims: One doctor
Type of violence: Physical
Event: Claiming the negligence of the doctors over a death of a newborn of a 25-year-old pregnant lady who underwent CS in the hospital, the irate relatives broke the entrance gate of the ObGyn operation theater (OT) and tried to attack a doctor. The relatives claimed that the doctor who was regularly examining her didn't consult a senior doctor and the surgery was not carried out in time. However, the doctors claimed that the surgery was done immediately when "cord prolapse" was diagnosed during examination.
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Hospital: Siddhi Memorial Women and Children's Hospital, Bhaktapur, Nepal
Victims: None
Type of violence: Non-violent (Sit-in)
Event: After death of a 30-year-old pregnant lady following emergency surgery for delivery of a baby following which her condition deteriorated and was hence referred to TUTH. She had died on September 3 in TUTH. The relatives had staged a sit-in at the hospital claiming the medical negligence.
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Hospital: Golden Hospital, Biratnagar, Nepal
Victims: Hospital staffs and security guards
Type of violence: Physical
Event: After death of a 67-year-old man with diabetes mellitus following operation which was later complicated by MODS from septicemia, vandalized the hospital by breaking the windowpanes and beating the hospital staffs and security guards. According to the hospital, patient was already in a critical condition during his admission and surgery was necessary to prevent spread of infection to other parts of the body.
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Hospital: Makhakali Provincial Hospital, Kanchanpur, Nepal
Victims: None
Type of violence: Non-violent (Sit-in)
Event: After death of a 19-year-old pregnant lady with hypertension and epilepsy (with probable end-organ failure) died during surgery, the irate relatives staged a sit-in at the gate of the hospital demanding compensation for raising her newborn.
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Hospital: Pyuthan Hospital, Pyuthan, Nepal
Victims: None
Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)
Event: The family members staged a protest claiming medical negligence over death of a 24-year-old lady who had delivered a newborn via CS at the hospital. She had also undergone a second surgery in the hospital and referred to Butwal where she died.
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Hospital: Awadh Narain Nursing Home (Awadh Narain Memorial Clinic), Adarsh tole, Biratnagar, Nepal
Victims: None
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Event: After death of a 32-year-old lady who was referred to BPKIHS, Dharan following a post-operative complication (following cholelithiasis surgery), the relatives had protested and vandalized the hospital claiming doctor's negligence. Police had arrested 3 people for their alleged involvement in vandalism.
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Hospital: Kirtipur Hospital (Proposed Pushpalal Medical College and Teaching Hospital) - Phect Nepal, Kirtipur, Nepal
Victims: None
Type of violence: Physical
Event: Kirtipur Hospital was vandalized after a baby was stillborn during delivery. 25-year-old pregnant lady was admitted to the hospital for delivery. The relatives of the deceased alleged that the hospital did her surgery even when they did not find the child's heartbeat prior to the operation. Police had arrested 17 people involved in the vandalism.
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Hospital: Divine Healthcare Hospital, Siraha, Lahan, Nepal
Victims: None
Type of violence: Physical
Event: After death of a 27-year-old pregnant lady during CS, the relatives had staged protest, vandalized the hospital and blocked the traffic of Hospital Chowk section of Lahan on the East-West highway, claiming the negligence of the doctors.
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Hospital: Nava Jiwan Hospital, Janakpur, Nepal
Victims: None
Type of violence: Physical
Event: After death of a 35-year-old lady following surgery for "stone" removal, the deceased's family vandalized the hospital and broke the glass of hospital gate alleging the medical negligence. They had demanded an investigation into the incident, compensation, and the guilty doctor's license to be revoked.
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Hospital: Chitwan Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur, Nepal
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Relatives and family members resorted to vandalizing Chitwan Medical College after a woman died while undergoing a nose surgery at the hospital.
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Hospital: Nobel Medical College, Biratnagar, Nepal
Victims: None
Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration/Road-block)
Event: After the death of a 51-year-old who had sustained a knee injury and was operated in the hospital, the irate relatives had blocked the Koshi highway alleging medical negligence and demanding action against doctors and compensation and guarantee of employment for the children of the deceased. However, the hospital had defended against the claim saying that the death had occured due to myocardial infarction and not the negligence in surgery.
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Hospital: Birat Nursing Home, Biratnagar, Nepal
Victims: None
Type of violence: Violent demonstration
Event: After death of a patient following an "uterine" surgery, the relatives had blocked the road by burning tyres and protested in the hospital claiming medical negligence.
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Hospital: Dadeldhura Hospital, Dadeldhura, Nepal
Victims: None
Type of violence: Violent demonstration
Event: After death of a 26-year-old lady who had underwent CS 14 days back and discharged on the 7th day of admission and again readmitted a day before for heavy P/V bleeding, the locals and family members picketed the hospital and pelted stones in the premises claiming the negligence of the doctors. They had stopped the protest after a 3 point agreement.
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Hospital: Om Hospital and Research Center, Chabahil, Kathmandu, Nepal
Victims: None
Type of violence: Physical and Verbal threatening
Event: A 50 year lady underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy. While carrying out the operation, the doctor's team had detected various complications such as the gall bladder being attached to the liver and intestines attached together due to history of previous 3 surgeries. Post-surgery, the patient developed small bowel perforation and sepsis leading to mortality. Her relatives vandalized the hospital and threatened the operating surgeon.
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Hospital: Kankai Hospital, Jhapa, Birtamod, Nepal
Victims: None
Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)
Event: After the death of a 21-year-old lady who underwent appendicectomy and was referred to Biratnagar (Nobel Hospital) due to complication in the postoperative period, the relatives had staged a demonstration along with the deceased body.
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Hospital: Om Gurukul Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., Lahan, Siraha, Nepal
Victims: None
Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)
Event: A patient in labor had been referred to BPKIHS because of uncontrolled hypertension but the patient had reached Om Gurukul Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. as per the suggestion of the ambulance driver. The patient underwent surgery there, but she developed complications in the postoperative period, following which blood transfusion was done and she was referred to the Nobel Medical College, Biratnagar where she was pronounced dead on arrival. Relatives and family members of the deceased had kept her body on the premises of Om Gurukul and staged demonstration, claiming that she died due to doctors’ negligence. They had demanded strict action against the doctor involved in the operation and reparation to the victim’s family.
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Hospital: College of Medical Sciences (CoMS), Bharatpur, Nepal
Victims: 1 Neurosurgeon
Type of violence: Physical
Event: Kins of patient who underwent surgery at the hospital had manhandled a neurosurgeon claiming that the surgeon had performed a wrong surgery which they knew about only after reaching Kathmandu for the treatment.
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Hospital: Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa, Nepal
Victims: None
Type of violence: Physical
Event: After death of a 22-year-old student (BDS final year in UCMS itself; 13th batch) undergoing treatment at the ICU following surgery for an abscess, other students of the college resorted to demonstration accusing negligence on the part of hospital and vandalized the hospital. The students had gathered on the hospital premises and started chanting slogans stating that he died because he was administered wrong medicine.
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Hospital: Pyuthan Hospital, Pyuthan, Nepal
Victims: None
Type of violence: Protest
Event: A 23-year-old (25 according to another source) pregnant lady had died after she had undergone a caesarean section on the night before. Relatives had blamed the hospital negligence for the death saying that the operation was conducted without adequate preparations. Irate relatives and family had staged demonstration, and the security personnel were deployed to prevent any untoward incidents. They had vandalized the operation theater.
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Hospital: Bharatpur Community Hospital, Chitwan, Nepal
Victims: None
Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)
Event: After death of a 45-year-old diabetic man due to myocardial infarction (as said by the hospital) on the 3rd postoperative day following a spine surgery, the relatives of the deceased protested outside the hospital claiming the negligence of the doctors and demanding the action against guilty.
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Hospital: Gandaki Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal
Victims: None
Type of violence: Physical
Event: Agitated relatives had pad-locked the hospital and threatened the doctors and other healthcare workers following mortality of a 19-year-old lady on the 6th post-operative day of cesarean section. She was admitted in ICU with postpartum pyrexia of unknown cause. After 2 days of the incident and even after the negotiation, aggressive crowd (said to be patient's relatives) vandalized the hospital.
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Hospital: KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Gwarko, Lalitpur, Nepal
Victims: None
Type of violence: Protest and Demonstration
Event: A 23-year-old-lady was underwent PCNL and had developed urosepsis and ARDS post-operatively which was being managed in ICU. To prevent infection, right nephrectomy was carried out but was complicated by renal failure postoperatively probably due to sepsis (MODS). The deceased woman’s kin had accused the hospital and the doctor of negligence and had demanded compensation of 12 lakhs.
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Hospital: Om Hospital and Research Center, Chabahil, Kathmandu, Nepal
Victims: None
Type of violence: Physical
Event: Irate relatives of the deceased patient (a 40 year old lady who had undergone nasal surgery) staged a demonstration and vandalized the hospital. This was settled with compensation (out of court) by hospital.
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Hospital: Om Hospital and Research Center, Chabahil, Kathmandu
Victims: None
Type of violence: Threatening and protest
Event: 54-year-old-woman, who underwent gall-bladder surgery in Om Hospital died the next day in ICU. Doctors, who shifted her to the ICU after successful surgery, argued that her death was due to cardic arrest, not due to doctor’s carelessness. Aggressive relatives demonstrated against the hospital. A hospital authority later disclosed that the case was settled in the evening after the hospital paid Rs. 17 lakhs as compensation.
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Hospital: Bharatpur Hospital, Chitwan, Nepal
Victims: None
Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)
Event: After the death of a 33-year-old lady in ICU, 19 days after the cesarean section, the locals had demonstrated attributing the death to doctor's negligence while the hospital claimed that the mother had died due to an infection. They had reached an agreement that the child would be given a job when he grows up, cost-free treatment at the hospital and cost-free education.
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Hospital: Midat Hospital, Lalitpur, Nepal
Victims: None
Type of violence: Protest
Event: A patient underwent an uterine surgery following which she developed lower abdominal swelling postoperatively. An ultrasound report showed that her intestine was slightly wounded during surgery. After re-surgery, she was referred to Patan Hospital ICU. However, she died on the way. Relatives and family demanded Rs. 60 lakhs as compensation and later settled on Rs. 30 lakhs.
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Hospital: Chure Hill Hospital, Hetauda, Nepal
Victims: None
Type of violence: Non-violent (Picketing, Sit-in)
Event: A 16-year-old boy had undergone an appendectomy in the hospital and was kept in ICU for 2 days in the postoperative period before referral to the Bharatpur medical college. After the patient died, the relatives and locals had picketed the hospital, staged a sit-in with dead body and blocked the East-West highway blaming the doctors for negligence (according to a relative, the Bharatpur medical college stated the cause of death as intestinal injury). They had demanded action against the guilty and compensation.
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Hospital: Bijaypur Hospital, Dharan, Nepal
Event: A 29-year-old patient was operated on for appendicitis at Bijaypur Hospital in Dharan. The surgery went well, but the patient choked on food and died during recovery. Angry relatives mobilised a crowd and vandalized the hospital. The matter was resolved only after the hospital agreed to pay compensation if an investigation proved negligence.
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Hospital: Bharatpur Hospital, Chitwan, Nepal
Victims: None
Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)
Event: After the death of a 34-year-old lady whose condition worsened after the cesarean section (CS) for which a second surgery was done on the same evening, the relatives staged a demonstration claiming that the death was due to excessive bleeding resulting from a negligent surgery.
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Hospital: Koshi Hospital, Biratnagar, Nepal
Victims: None
Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)
Event: A 21-year-old pregnant lady had undergone cesarean section in the hospital, which was complicated by excessive bleeding postoperatively and hence, the patient was referred to BPKIHS, Dharan. After the patient died on the 2nd postoperative day in the BPKIHS, irate relatives had staged a demonstration blaming the hospital's negligence as the cause of death. Medical superintendent of the hospital had stated the possible cause of death as infection resulting from poor hygiene in the postoperative ward.
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Hospital: Province Hospital Janakpur (Janakpur Zonal Hospital), Janakpur, Nepal
Victims: None
Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)
Event: After the death of a 26-year-old pregnant lady with prolonged labor who underwent CS, the deceased's family had staged a demonstration claiming the medical negligence and demanding action against the guilty and compensation. The relatives perceived the cause of death as excessive bleeding due to removal of the uterus. The hospital had explained that the death was due to excessive blood loss, however the surgery for uterine rupture was successful.
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Hospital: College of Medical Sciences (CoMS), Bharatpur, Nepal
Victims: None
Type of violence: Non-violent (Picketing)
Event: After the death of a 34-year-old man during the course of treatment in the hospital, the family and the relatives picketed the hospital blaming the doctors of negligence. They accused that the doctor had operated on head instead of nose and refusal to refer the patient to another hospital in Kathmandu. They had demanded for compensation with a refund of Rs 21 Lakh, fund for the living of the patient’s two children and punishment for the doctor engaged in the surgery.
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