Bhim Hospital in Bhairahawa, Rupandehi, has announced that essential health services will remain in regular operation during the Dashain public holidays from Ashoj 31 through Kartik 8, while outpatient department (OPD) services will be suspended for the period. The hospital made the arrangements public through a notice, giving patients information about which services will be available during the holiday period.
Essential services to continue
The hospital’s notice says essential services will operate regularly throughout the announced dates. The arrangement covers the period of public holidays associated with Dashain, one of the times when many public institutions adjust their usual schedules. Bhim Hospital’s announcement clarifies that the holiday period will not mean a complete suspension of health services at the facility.
The hospital has not said in the information provided which individual departments or types of care are included under “essential services.” Patients should therefore distinguish the continued essential services from the OPD, which the notice says will be closed. The announcement does not provide a separate timetable or service-by-service breakdown.
OPD services suspended during the holidays
Although essential services are set to continue, outpatient services will not operate during the holiday period. OPD services generally provide consultations and care to patients who do not require admission, but Bhim Hospital’s notice does not specify which OPD clinics or appointments will be affected. Its stated schedule applies from Ashoj 31 through Kartik 8.
The distinction between continuing essential services and suspended OPD services is central to the hospital’s holiday announcement. Patients planning to visit for outpatient care should take the closure into account, while the hospital says essential services will remain in regular operation. The notice does not state when OPD services will resume after Kartik 8.
Notice provides holiday-period service information
Bhim Hospital issued the notice in Rupandehi to communicate its operating arrangement for Dashain. By publishing the dates and identifying OPD services as suspended, the hospital has set out the main change to its schedule during the public holidays. It has also stated that essential services will continue, rather than closing all services for the duration.
The announcement is limited to the holiday schedule and does not provide further details about staffing, specific service units, or changes to routine appointments. The dates given in the notice are Ashoj 31 to Kartik 8. Patients can use that period to understand the scope of the announced closure: OPD services will be suspended, while essential health services will remain in regular operation at Bhim Hospital in Bhairahawa.
