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Number of Health Facilities in Nepal

by Public Health Update

The Nepal Health Facts Sheet 2023, published by the Department of Health Services (DoHS), highlights the number of health facilities registered in Nepal. According to the fact sheet, there are total of 14,313 health facilities that provide services and are registered under the reporting mechanism of DoHS. These includes public hospitals, primary healthcare centers (PHCC), health posts, non-public facilities, and the Basic Health Service Center (BHSC).

Recommended: Nepal Health Facility Registry, MoHP

Number of Total Health Facilities in Nepal

Public Hospitals, Primary Healthcare Centre (PHCC), Health Post, Non-public facilities and Basic Health Service Centre (BHSC).

S. NoHealth Facility2077/782078/792079/80
1Public Hospitals201192215
2Primary Healthcare Centre (PHCC)189188187
3Health Post379437753778
4Non-public facilities208221552551
5Basic Health Service Centre (BHSC)7582
Total6266631014313
Number of Health Facilities in Nepal

Province wise distribution of health facilities in Nepal

S.NoHealth FacilityKoshiMadheshBagmatiGandakiLumbiniKarnaliSudurpaschimTotal
1Public Hospital46185423282818215
2Primary Healthcare Centre (PHCC)33324025291315187
3Health Post6327406434875683323763778
4Non-public facilities217250153615723475822551
5Basic Health Service Centre (BHSC)13021217130394210808179217582
 Total223022573576163419391265141214313
Province wise distribution of health facilities in Nepal

Province wise distribution of hospitals in Nepal

S. NoHealth FacilityKoshiMadheshBagmatiGandakiLumbiniKarnaliSudurpaschimTotal
1Basic Hospitals (5-15 beds)81276316251717246
2General Hospitals (25-50 beds)41557966571619333
3General Hospitals (100-300 beds)1116269123279
4Specialized Hospitals (100 beds and above)6212040428
5Super Speciality Hospitals (50+ beds)2015130122
6Academy and Teaching Hospitals (300+ beds)3313361029
Total144103208951073743737
Province wise distribution of hospitals in Nepal
Other types of health facilities (Dental clinics, polyclinics, safe abortion service sites, HTCs, path labs)
Health FacilityKoshiMadheshBagmatiGandakiLumbiniKarnaliSudurpaschimTotal
13618014309317583672164
Other types of health facilities

Read More: Nepal Health Facts Sheet 2023


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