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Patan Hospital

 Introduction

Patan Hospital is one of the three major general hospitals located in urban Kathmandu and serves patients from around the kingdom of Nepal. It is 251-bedded hospitals and has medical service of general medicine, surgery, ob/gyn, pediatrics, ICU, emergency, orthopedics and dentistry. It has a board consisting representatives from the government, UMN and community leaders. It has 560 staff, including 10 expatriates. Patan Hospital was built in 1982, which is formerly known as Shanta Bhawan Hospital. The daily out patient visit ranges from 7-8 hundred.

 Objectives

1. To provide curative, preventive and educative health care.
2. To train health manpower.

 Activities

1. Health care
2. Training

 About the Library
  1. Name of Library: PATAN HOSPITAL MEDICAL LIBRARY
  2. Name of Library In-Charge: (Mr.) M.B.Shakya
  3. Correspondence address: PATAN HOSPITAL MEDICAL LIBRARY, GPO
    BOX 252, KATHMANDU,NEPAL
  4. Tel. No.: 521034, 522266
  5. Fax No.: 977-1-22559
  6. Email address: pathosp@healthnet.org.np or patan@hospital.wlink.com.np
  7. Library Opening: 24 hr. accessible.
  8. Library collection: a. Total vol. books: Approx 1600 b: total Bound vol.of
    Journals: Approx 500
  9. Name of Classification Scheme: NLM
  10. List of medical journal (Subscribed only)- See attached.
  11. Library Staff: 1 (one)
  12. Library Committee: x
  13. Library Users: Medical staff, Nursing staff and para-medical staff
  14. Any library publications: x
 PATAN HOSPITAL MEDICAL LIBRARY Lagankhel, Lalitpur

List of subscribed journal:

S.No. Title of Journal
1. The Indian Journal of pediatrics
2. Indian Pediatrics
3. Journal of Association of Physicians of India
4. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India MIMS India
5. Pediatrics Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics (Indian Edition) Tropical Doctor