Picture of the Week from Bayalpata Hospital
Posted in Clinic Staff, Logistics and Management on May 29th, 2012
Posted by Mark Arnoldy ————- Mark Arnoldy is the Executive Director of Nyaya Health. Tweet This Post
Monthly Archive for May, 2012
Isolation Room Renovations Complete
Posted in Logistics and Management on May 26th, 2012
Posted by Gregory Karelas Over the past few months, renovations have been underway to transform Bayalpata’s former Labor and Delivery Room into a fully-functional Isolation Room with an external entrance. This room provides a safe and comfortable environment for patients afflicted with communicable diseases, such as tuberculosis, who need to receive treatment separately from the [...]
Picture of the Week from Bayalpata Hospital
Posted in Clinic Staff, Patient Stories on May 22nd, 2012
Posted by Mark Arnoldy ————- Mark Arnoldy is the Executive Director of Nyaya Health. Tweet This Post
“No More Referrals for Hip Spicas!”
Posted in Patient Stories on May 19th, 2012
Posted by Bibhusan Basnet During one of our regular morning rounds, I saw an elderly lady carrying her two year old male child into the Emergency Department (ED). They were waiting to be examined and looked a bit distressed. I attended to the child. The lady told me that he had fallen from the stairs [...]
Picture of the Week from Bayalpata Hospital
Posted in Logistics and Management on May 15th, 2012
Posted by Mark Arnoldy ————- Mark Arnoldy is the Executive Director of Nyaya Health. Tweet This Post
Journey to the End of the Earth
Posted in Social Justice and Health on May 13th, 2012
Posted by Shwetha Sridharan This is a cross-post from yodesh about the author’s experience in Achham at Bayalpata Hospital. I realized quickly, after just having traveled to various villages in rural India, that distance is relative. Hailing from a city like San Francisco, going even a few hours outside of town is far – but twelve [...]
New Residency Work Hours: Time for Training Leaders in Medicine
Posted in Logistics and Management on May 11th, 2012
Posted by Duncan Maru I recently unearthed the following short piece, which I had written in the wake of residency work hours changes over the last two years and ultimately never published. The work hours changes had tightened regulations on how long physicians-in-training could legally work in hospitals in the United States. I turned back [...]
Mother’s Day Matters
Posted in News, Social Justice and Health on May 10th, 2012
Dear Blog Readers, Sunday is a special day for the mothers in our lives. Yet we know so well that showing appreciation one day a year isn’t fair tribute to all the nurturing care and support they provide. That’s why our team in Nepal is committed to make this Mother’s Day matter well beyond Sunday. [...]
Picture of the Week from Bayalpata Hospital
Posted in Logistics and Management on May 8th, 2012
Posted by Mark Arnoldy ————- Mark Arnoldy is the Executive Director of Nyaya Health. Tweet This Post
Bayalpata Establishes First Ever Bulk Pharmaceutical Purchase
Posted in Logistics and Management on May 4th, 2012
Posted by Gregory Karelas Having literally spent years working up to this moment, it is with great gratitude and relief that we have finalized the first bulk order of pharmaceuticals for Bayalpata Hospital. Since the establishment of the hospital, medications have been ordered as they became necessary, due in part to difficult accessibility, limited funding, [...]
Picture of the Week from Bayalpata Hospital
Posted in Uncategorized on May 1st, 2012
Posted by Mark Arnoldy ————- Mark Arnoldy is the Executive Director of Nyaya Health. Tweet This Post