Green Pastures Hospital

Established in 1957, Green Pastures Hospital [GPH] (हरियोखर्क अस्पताल तथा पुर्नार्स्थापना केन्द्र) is situated in Pokhara, Gandaki Province, Nepal. Some of the major services GPH provides are treatment and rehabilitation for people living with spinal cord injuries and other physical disabilities and extends to reconstructive surgery, palliative care and specialist ear care.

Green Pastures Hospital
Geography
LocationPokhara, Gandaki Province, Nepal
Coordinates28.193293°N 83.988269°E / 28.193293; 83.988269
Organisation
TypeSpecialist
Services
Beds100
SpecialityLeprosy
History
Opened1957
Links
Websitegphospital.org
ListsHospitals in Nepal

GPH is well known for serving people affected by leprosy and disability in western Nepal for more than 60 years, most of them extremely poor and marginalised. It provides quality care and affordable health services to the people of Nepal with the vision “To become a Centre of Excellence in the Care and Prevention of Disability by providing Holistic Care to transform lives”. It was established as a specialist leprosy hospital and the only tertiary rehabilitation centre for Gandaki Province but now features some of the best-equipped facilities and skilled doctors in western Nepal for the treatment of spinal cord injury, skin and ear diseases.

GPH has been registered with the Nepal Government's Ministry of Health and Population [MoHP] as a 100-bed hospital and rehabilitation centre. It will provide services for the management of Leprosy, Dermatology, General Disabilities and Rehabilitation, Spinal Cord Injury, Ear diseases and Palliative Care.

Annually, GPH serves about 11,000 patients and remains the biggest leprosy and rehabilitation hospital in Nepal's western region. It remains the hub for referrals from other INF centres, as well as hospitals and local partner organisations across western Nepal.

A dedicated team consisting of medical, nursing, paramedical, allied health professionals and administration staff work together to provide holistic care to address the physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of approximately 45000 outpatients served by GPH each year.

History

International Nepal Fellowship (INF) started a "Green Pastures" Leprosarium in 1957 in a small farm on the South of Pokhara (opposite to where Western Regional Hospital is located) to take care of patients with Leprosy. The Leprosarium was developed into Leprosy Hospital in 1970.[1]

References
  1. Jenny, Andreas (1998-01-23). Leprosy in Nepal: Curriculum for Agricultural Rehabilitation. diplom.de. ISBN 978-3-8324-0639-4.

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