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.

News Links:

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: Shree Ratnahari Memorial Hospital, Damauli, Tanahun, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Protest and Pad-locking)

Event: After death of a 35-year-old engineer on the way to Charak Hospital from Shree Ratnahari Memorial Hospital (where he was admitted for few days), agitated relatives had pad-locked the hospital claiming the delay in referral of the patient.

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1. उपचारमा लापरवाही गरेको आरोप लगाउँदै अस्पतालमा तालाबन्दी – इन्सेक (inseconline.org)

Hospital: Hetauda Hospital, Hetauda, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Picketing)

Event: A 12-year-old boy was brought to Hetauda hospital ER following electrocution during fishing. He was soon declared dead in the hospital and post-mortem was delayed awaiting for the deceased's father to arrive. Some relatives later claimed that the boy's body was hot and was still conscious until the evening when they called doctors to examine him. Irate relatives of the deceased boy blamed the doctors for declaring him dead when he was alive and his death due to the delayed treatment and picketed the hospital. 

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1. थाहा खबर: लापरवाहीले बालकको मृत्यु भएको भन्दै अस्पताल घेराउ (thahakhabar.com)

Hospital: Bakulahara Ratnanagar Hospital, Chitwan, Nepal

Victims: 1 security guard

Type of violence: Physical

Event: Claiming delay in the treatment for a simple wound on forearm of a patient in ER, a gang of 2-5 people attempted to attack on-duty nurses, injured the security guard and broke the windowpane of the emergency room gate.

News Links:

1. रत्ननगर अस्पतालमा तोडफोड, सुरक्षा गार्ड कुटिए – Online Khabar
2. चितवनको बकुलहर रत्नननगर अस्पतालमा तोडफोड « News24
3. चितवनको रत्ननगर अस्पतालमा मध्यराति तोडफोड – Nepal Press
4. उपचारमा ढिलाइ भएको भन्दै रत्ननगर अस्पतालमा तोडफोड (sanghunews.com)
5. चितवनको रत्ननगर अस्पतालमा तोडफोड « प्रशासन (prasashan.com)

Hospital: Birat Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Morang, Nepal

Victims: 1 on-duty doctor and 1 on-duty health assistant in emergency room

Type of violence: Physical

Event: Sons of a 73 year-old elderly woman who was brought to ER following a road traffic accident had attacked doctors and health workers due to delay in the treatment. The victims had sustained injury on head and various parts of the body.

News Links:

1. Health worker of Birat Medical College beaten – English.MakaluKhabar.com
2. Emergency room doctors and health workers attacked at Birat Medical College - Koshionline
3. विराट शिक्षण अस्पतालमा डाक्टर र स्वास्थ्यकर्मीमाथि कुटपिट – Online Khabar

Perpetrator(s):

1. Nischal Shrestha
2. Anil Shrestha

Hospital: Terai Hospital and Research Center, Birgunj, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Physical

Event: Alleging death due to excessive bleeding due to delay in treatment of a 26-year-old man injured in road accident at Terai Hospital, agitated family members vandalized the hospital by breaking windowpanes and glass door and also a doctor's car window.

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1. घाइतेको उपचारमा लापरबाही भएको भन्दै तराई अस्पतालमा तोडफोड (pahilopost.com)

Hospital: Kalika Community Hospital, Bhirkot, Syangja, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Padlocking)

Event: After death of a 5-month-old baby, relatives padlocked the hospital claiming that the reason for death was due to delay in the treatment.

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1. बालिकाको मृत्युपछि अस्पतालमा तालाबन्दी- गण्डकी - कान्तिपुर समाचार (ekantipur.com)

Hospital: Gajendra Narayan Singh Sagarmatha Hospital, Rajbiraj, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Physical

Event: The group which came to the hospital with a patient at around 2:00pm vandalized the hospital saying two doctors did not come to the hospital to check the patient. The irate victim's relatives had also chanted slogans against the hospital.

News Links:

1. सगरमाथा अञ्चल अस्पतालमा तोडफोड, एक जना पक्राउ – Online Khabar
2. Irate youths vandalise hospital in Rajbiraj - The Himalayan Times
3. अस्पताल तोडफोड प्रकरण : राष्ट्रिय गान गाउँदै हिरासतमै अनसन | अन्नपूर्ण पोस्ट् (annapurnapost.com)

Perpetrator(s):

1. Gunjan Jha

Hospital: Snakebite Treatment Center Bandipur, Karjanha, Siraha, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (road-block)

Event: After death of a 24-year-old man who was being treated at the center and referred to Janakpur following snakebite, the irate locals and relatives had imposed a road-block along the East-West highway at Bandipur section for 2 hours. The relatives had claimed that the patient died due to delay in referral despite the absence of skilled manpower.

News Links:

1. उपचारमा लापरवाही भएको भन्दै विरोध प्रदर्शन | News from Nepal - Ratopati
2. Patient’s death sparks tension in Siraha - The Himalayan Times

Hospital: Prithivi Chandra Hospital, Ramgram, Nawalparasi, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Physical

Event: After the death of a 20-year-old man who was brought to the hospital with loss of consciousness (electrocution or snakebite), the clash occurred between the police and the crowd when the agitated locals attempted to vandalize the hospital and manhandle the health personnels. While the hospital had claimed that the patient was dead on arrival, the relatives had claimed that the death occurred due to the delay in treatment at the hospital.

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1. विरामीको मृत्युलाई लिएर नवलपरासीमा प्रहरी र स्थानीय बीच झडप आधा दर्जन घाइते (हेर्नुस तस्वीर) | News from Nepal - Ratopati

Hospital: Lumbini Province Hospital (Lumbini Zonal Hospital), Butwal, Nepal

Victims: On-duty doctor and medical personnel in Emergency Department

Type of violence: Physical

Event: The relative of a patient had slapped the doctor and also used abusive words against the medical personnels in the ER claiming that they hadn't paid attention for the treatment of the patient.

News Links:

1. Docs halt services in Lumbini Zonal Hospital - myRepublica

Hospital: Nagarik Community Hospital, Bhaktapur, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)

Event: After the death of a 21-year-old lady with ectopic pregnancy, the relatives staged a demonstration alleging the doctors for overdose of medication and delay in treatment as the cause of death. The tense situation had normalized after the relatives received 2 million rupees compensation from the hospital. 

News Links:

1. Nepalmonitor

24 January, 2008 (Malangwa Hospital, Sarlahi)

• The health workers on duty at Malangwa Hospital, Sarlahi were beaten and abused.

5 July, 2008 (Everest Nursing Home, Kathmandu)

• The doctor working at the hospital and the hospital was vandalized by relatives regarding the treatment of a patient who was initially treated for abdominal pain at Everest Nursing Home in Kathmandu and later died at Bir Hospital.

July, 2008 (Bir Hospital)

• Bir Hospital was attacked after a child who underwent hip surgery died from kidney failure. Relatives of the boy stormed the hospital, and assaulted doctors and nurses on duty. The reason they gave for their action was “sheer negligence on the part of the doctors” who treated him.

25 August, 2008 (Dhulikhel Hospital)

• After the death of a patient during her treatment at Dhulikhel Hospital, her relatives had attacked and vandalized the health institution.

22 September, 2008 (Himal Nursing Home)

• A doctor from Himal Nursing Home was attacked.

25 October, 2008 (Norvic International Hospital)

• The relatives had attacked the doctor claiming that there was a delay in treatment of a patient leading to his death. The patient was the principal of Modern Indian Boarding school.

16 November, 2008 (Gorkha Hospital)

• A doctor from Gorkha hospital and public health officers were attacked.