Hospital: Damauli Hospital, Tanahun

Victims: 1 On-duty doctor

Type of violence: Attempt of physical violence

Event: A drunken man had attempted to assault a doctor working at Damauli Hospital.

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1. दमौली अस्पतालमा कार्यरत डाक्टर बस्नेतमाथि हातपातको प्रयास, दोषीमाथि कारबाहीको माग - स्वास्थ्यखबर :: Swasthya Khabarpatrika

Perpetrator(s): Amar Ale

Hospital: Bir Hospital, Mahaboudha, Kathmandu

Victims: On duty Gastrosurgeon and other OT staffs

Type of violence: Physical

Event: The attack on health workers, including doctors, was reported at 4:30 pm on Friday in the hospital’s operating room, according to hospital director Dr. Santosh Poudel.

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1. Nepal Rastriya Dainik
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Perpetrator(s): Ramchandra Khadka (Ramechhap)

Hospital: Nobel Medical College, Biratnagar

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Type of violence: Physical

Event: After the death of a 45-year-old man, a case of probably organophosphate poisoning who was referred from Koshi Hospital, agitated relatives had vandalized the hospital claiming the negligence of doctors.

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1. विषादी सेवन गरेका पुरुषको मृत्युपछि नोबेल अस्पतालमा तोडफोड, एक प्रहरी निरीक्षक घाइते | Nepal's first 24-hour updated news portal - Ratopati

Hospital: Seti Provincial Hospital, Dhangadhi, Kailali

Victims: On duty doctor

Type of violence: Physical

Event: The attendant of the 46-year-old patient who was under treatment in the ICU of the same hospital had attacked the on-duty doctor while returning after finishing the examination of the patient. The victim had sustained injuries in face and his spectacles were also broken.

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1. सेती प्रादेशिक अस्पतालमा डाक्टर कुटिए, एकजना पक्राउ :: सेतोपाटी संवाददाता :: Setopati

Perpetrator(s): Krishna Rana

Hospital: Soo-Jung Hospital, Rajpur, Doti

Victims: 3 doctors of the hospital

Type of violence: Non-physical

Event: The deceased's father accused the doctors of negligence after the death of a 9-year-old girl who had sustained the fracture of left arm. The death that occurred during preparation for surgery inside operation theater was suspected to be due to a reaction to the anesthetic drug. The 3 doctors were arrested by the police.

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1. Three Doctors From Soojung Hospital Taken Under Police Custody As A Minor Died During Treatment In The Hospital
2. Three doctors detained following girl’s death at Sujung hospital | Dinesh Khabar
3. डोटीको सुजङ्ग अस्पतालमा बालिकाको मृत्यु : तीन जना चिकित्सक प्रहरी नियन्त्रणमा - नेपाल लाइभ :: नेपाल लाइभ :: Nepal Live - Independent Digital Media
4. उपचारको क्रममा बालिकाको मृत्यु, तीन चिकित्सक प्रहरी नियन्त्रणमा | अन्नपूर्ण पोस्ट्

Hospital: KIST Medical College & Teaching Hospital, Gwarko, Lalitpur

Victims: Doctors and healthcare workers in Emergency Department

Type of violence: Physical

Event: After the death of a patient with postoperative complication under treatment, the relatives had abused the healthcare workers and vandalized the hospital. Despite the tireless efforts of the doctors, the death was discussed and negotiated with the patient and representatives of the Nepal Police repeatedly, and the District Administration Office, Lalitpur, and the police administration were informed about the treatment. Despite this information, emergency services were disrupted by vandalizing the hospital and threatening the doctors and healthcare workers. 

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1. किष्ट मेडिकल कलेजमा अभद्र व्यवहार र तोडफोड गर्नेलाई कारबाही गर्न माग | Nepal's first 24-hour updated news portal - Ratopati
2. किष्ट मेडिकल कलेजमा भएको तोडफोडप्रति चिकित्सक संघको ध्यानाकर्षण, दोषीलाई कारबाहीको माग - स्वास्थ्यखबर :: Swasthya Khabarpatrika

Hospital: Kirtipur Hospital (Proposed Puspalal Medical College), PHECT, Devdhoka, Kirtipur

Victims: Unknown

Type of violence: ?Non-physical

Event: The detail of the incident is not known. Supposedly, after the death of a patient, the situation in the hospital was tense and the relatives were bargaining for the compensation.

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Hospital: Scheer Memorial Hospital, Banepa, Kavre

Victims: None

Type of violence: Physical

Event: After the death of the 32-year-old lady who was admitted to ICU following surgery for Post Partum Hemorrhage (PPH) after the normal vaginal delivery, the agitated relatives had vandalized the ICU.

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1. बनेपामा सुत्केरीको मृत्यु, अस्पतालको आइसियुमा तोडफोड | अन्नपूर्ण पोस्ट्

Hospital: Mehelkuna Hospital, Surkhet

Victims: On duty health care workers

Type of violence: Physical

Event: After death of a 9-year-old boy on the way to Province Hospital Surkhet after the boy was referred after primary treatment at Mehelkuna Hospital, the hospital was vandalized, and health workers were thrashed claiming the negligence of hospital.

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1. मेहेलकुना अस्पतालको घटनाप्रति स्वास्थ्यकर्मी संघको ध्यानाकर्षण - स्वास्थ्यखबर :: Swasthya Khabarpatrika
2. सुर्खेतको मेहेलकुना अस्पतालमा भएको घटनाप्रति एनएमएको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण, ऐन बमोजिम कडा कारवाही गर्न माग

Hospital: Kathmandu Medical College, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal

Victims: 1 on-duty MDGP doctor and other emergency staffs

Type of violence: Violent

Event: A 69-year-old man had passed away in the Emergency Department of KMCTH due to sudden cardiac arrest. Relatives of the deceased had accused the hospital of negligence and delay in medical intervention and beaten on-duty MDGP doctor and other doctors and staffs in emergency along with vandalizing the Emergency room.

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1. Demonstration at KMC Hospital following alleged negligence in patient care - myRepublica
2. कुटपिट र तोडफोडपछि केएमसीका डाक्टरहरु त्रसित- समाचार - कान्तिपुर समाचार

Perpetrator(s): Dewendra Rimal

Hospital: Dhaulagiri Hospital, Baglung

Victims: Medical Superintendent of the Hospital

Type of violence: Verbal and attempt of physical violence

Event: The perpetrator had abused, coerced, threatened and attempted to thrash the doctor in his office.

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1. धौलागिरि अस्पतालका मेसुमाथि हातपातको प्रयास गर्ने श्रेष्ठ प्रहरी नियन्त्रणमा - स्वास्थ्यखबर :: Swasthya Khabarpatrika

Perpetrator(s): Krishna Shankar Shrestha (member of the hospital management committee)

Hospital: Siddhartha Children and Women Hospital (AMDA), Butwal, Nepal

Victims: Medical Superintendent of the hospital

Type of violence: Physical

Event: After the death of a 32 year old pregnant lady following delivery of a baby, the irate relatives had vandalized the hospital and thrashed the medical superintendent of the hospital after their demands of Rs. 50,00,000 compensation was not met. The assaulted doctor was admitted in ICU of Lumbini Provincial Hospital for treatment.

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1. https://newsbutwaltoday.com/?p=43983
2. https://swasthyakhabar.com/story/54189

Hospital: Manipal College of Medical Sciences (MCoMS), Pokhara, Nepal

Victims: On-duty nurse in SICU

Type of violence: Physical

Event: A nurse was slapped by a patient party when she requested the patient attendants not to wear shoes inside the SICU.

Hospital: Universal College of Medical Sciences (UCMS), Bhairahawa, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)

Event: According to sources, after death of a patient in the postoperative period following cesarean section, crowd had protested in the hospital claiming medical negligence.

Hospital: Kalikot District Hospital, Manma, Kalikot, Nepal

Victims: Medical superintendent and nursing staffs

Type of violence: Physical

Event: According to the sources, a dead body was brought to the hospital for an autopsy. The relatives of the patient had demanded for a report without an incision in the body. That led to a tense situation and the relatives had vandalized the hospital, manhandled the medical superintendent doctor and pelted stones to the nursing staffs. More updates on the incident are yet to come.

Hospital: Emergency Jana Sewa Hospital, Gaur-Chandrapur, Rautahat, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)

Event: After death of a lady who had reached the hospital with the complaint of abdominal pain, the irate relatives have staged a demonstration demanding punishment for the hospital administrator and the operating health worker. Following the "uterine" surgery, patient had developed excessive bleeding and was referred to Metro City Hospital in Birgunj where she was pronounced dead on arrival. Following the incident, both the hospital administrator and the health worker are out of contact.

While the news and media have mentioned that the "doctor" had operated the patient, it has been said that the one that performed the surgery was a CMA.

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1. पाठेघरको शल्यक्रिया गर्दा महिलाको मृत्यु, डाक्टर फरार | News from Nepal - Ratopati
2. चिकित्सकको लापरबाहीले एक बिरामीको मृत्यु, हस्पिटल बन्द गरी सञ्चालक र चिकित्सक फरार| Yatra Daily

Hospital: Dodhara Chandani Hospital, Kanchanpur, Nepal

Victims: On-duty doctor

Type of violence: Verbal threat

Event: A gang of 8-10 people had misbehaved and threatened the on-duty doctor. Following the incident, the hospital had halted all the services except emergency service for 2 days.

Hospital: Patan Academy of Health Sciences (PAHS), Lagankhel, Lalitpur, Nepal

Victims: Two on-duty doctors

Type of violence: Physical

Event: After death of two patients (96-year-old lady and 67-year-old man) with severe pneumonia in geriatric ward within a small timeframe of receiving injectable medications (Heparin and Antibiotic), the relatives and crowd hand threatened and thrashed the doctors with the perception that the death was due to the wrong medication.

After the incident, there has been commendable support from PAHS faculties and executives in the strike of juniors. After many attempts, police have finally accepted the complaint.

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1. पाटन अस्पताल डाक्टरमाथि मुक्का, प्रहरीकै अगाडि खुँडा हान्ने धम्की (healthpati.com)
2. इन्जेक्सनबाट औषधि दिएलगत्तै पाटन अस्पतालमा उपचाररत दुई बिरामीको मृत्यु (nayapatrikadaily.com)
3. 'एन्टिवायोटिक लिएलगत्तै' पाटन अस्पतालमा निमोनियाँका दुई बिरामीको मृत्यु | Nagarik News (nagariknetwork.com)
4. पाटन अस्पतालमा दुई जनाको मृत्यु घटना : भएको के हो?  - स्वास्थ्यखबर :: Swasthya Khabarpatrika

Perpetrator(s):

1. Niran Maharjan

Hospital: Jaya Prithvi Hospital Pvt. Ltd., Chainpur, Bajhang, Nepal

Victims: 1 on-duty Pharmacist

Type of violence: Physical

Event: A pharmacist in the hospital pharmacy was misbehaved and beaten when he refused to dispense Pregabalin, Tramadol and Koftab-D (Dextromethorphan) without doctor's prescription. This incident had taken place on the day of Vijaya Dashami (Bada Dashain).

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1. बझाङको जयपृथ्वी अस्पतालका स्वास्थ्यकर्मीमाथि कुटपिट :: जयपृथ्वी डेली :: JpDaily (thejpdaily.com)
2. बझाङको जयपृथ्वी अस्पताल चैनपुरमा कार्यरत एक जना स्वास्थ्यकर्मि माथि कुटपिट (saipalfm.com)

Perpetrator(s):

1. Sudip Sunar

Hospital: Ujyalo Samudayik Polyclinic, Dhankuta, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Physical

Event: The relatives of the patient vandalized the polyclinic after her death following an injection for the treatment of abdominal pain.

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1. https://ekantipur.com/pradesh-1/2023/10/17/polyclinic-ransacked-after-patient-died-17-28.html