Coordinates: 28°11′36″N 83°59′18″E / 28.193293°N 83.988269°E / 28.193293; 83.988269

Green Pastures Hospital

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Green Pastures Hospital
Map
Geography
LocationPokhara, Gandaki Province, Nepal
Coordinates28°11′36″N 83°59′18″E / 28.193293°N 83.988269°E / 28.193293; 83.988269
Organisation
TypeSpecialist
Services
Beds100
SpecialityLeprosy
History
Opened1957
Links
Websitegphospital.org
ListsHospitals in Nepal

Green Pastures Hospital (GPH) (हरियोखर्क अस्पताल तथा पुर्नार्स्थापना केन्द्र) is located in Pokhara, Gandaki Province, Nepal. It was established in 1957[1] as "Green Pastures Leprosarium" which became Green Pastures Hospital in 1970[2]. GPH provides treatment and rehabilitation for people with spinal cord injuries and other physical disabilities, as well as reconstructive surgery, palliative care and specialist ear care.

GPH is well known[3] for serving people affected by leprosy and disability in western Nepal for more than 60 years, most of them extremely poor and marginalized[4]. It was established as a specialist leprosy hospital and the only tertiary rehabilitation centre for Gandaki Province.

GPH is registered with the Nepal Government's Ministry of Health and Population as a 100-bed hospital and rehabilitation centre.

Annually, GPH serves about 11,000 patients and remains the biggest leprosy and rehabilitation hospital in Nepal's western region. It remains the hub for referrals from other INF centers, as well as hospitals and local partner organizations across western Nepal.[citation needed]

History

International Nepal Fellowship (INF) started a "Green Pastures" Leprosarium in 1957 in a small farm on the South of Pokhara (opposite to where Western Regional Hospital is located) to take care of patients with Leprosy. The Leprosarium was developed into Leprosy Hospital in 1970.[5]

References

  1. ^ Marilyn (2022-05-03), "ON NOT BEING BRAVE", The Mindful Grandparent, Broadleaf Books, pp. 127–131, doi:10.2307/j.ctv1s5nz2f.29, retrieved 2024-05-22
  2. ^ Brandsma, J. W.; Schwarz, R. J.; Anderson, A. M.; Herm, F. B. (2005-12-01). "Transformation of a leprosy hospital in Nepal into a rehabilitation centre: the Green Pastures Hospital experience". Leprosy Review. 76 (4): 267–276. doi:10.47276/lr.76.4.267. ISSN 2162-8807. PMID 16411507.
  3. ^ "Green Pastures Hospital". International Nepal Fellowship. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  4. ^ https://www.inf.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/factsheet-GPH.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ Jenny, Andreas (1998-01-23). Leprosy in Nepal: Curriculum for Agricultural Rehabilitation. diplom.de. ISBN 978-3-8324-0639-4.


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