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700-bed hospital opens in Birtamod
UCPN (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Monday inaugurated the B&C Medical College and Teaching Hospital established with an investment of Rs 2.5 billionbookmarkUCPN (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Monday inaugurated the B&C Medical College and Teaching Hospital established with an investment of Rs 2.5 billion from the private sector in Birtamod, Jhapa.
Published at : March 3, 2015
Updated at : March 3, 2015 08:14
Jhapa
Hospital operators claimed the 700-bed facility with state-of-the-art equipment is the largest institution in Mechi zone. Hospital Director Dr Umesh Kumar Sharma said the facility had spared
students the need to go out of the country to study medicine.
UML Secretary Yogesh Bhattarai, NC Central Working Committee member Dr Shashank Koirala and former Kathmandu University Vice-chancellor Dr Suresh Raj Sharma, among others, were present on the occasion.
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