Biratnagar Eye Hospital
| Biratnagar Eye Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Eastern Region Eye Care Programme and CBM | |
 Biratnagar Eye Hospital (September 2006) | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Biratnagar, Morang, Nepal |
| Coordinates | 26°25′9.53″N 87°16′9.60″E / 26.4193139°N 87.2693333°ECoordinates: 26°25′9.53″N 87°16′9.60″E / 26.4193139°N 87.2693333°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Eastern Region Eye Care Programme, CBM |
| Hospital type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 450 |
| Speciality | Ophthalmology |
| History | |
| Founded | Sep 2006 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.erec-p.org/ |
Biratnagar Eye Hospital (BEH) is an Eastern Regional Eye Care Programme (EREC-P) hospital located in Biratnagar, Nepal. The hospital is a development of Sagarmatha Choudhary Eye Hospital, Lahan (SCEH). It was started in Biratnagar, Nepal's second largest city 130 km east of Lahan, in September 2006.
With its two eye hospitals (SCEH and BEH), along with its satellite clinics EREC-P provides eye services to the population in eastern Nepal and northern India.
History
Since its foundation Biratnagar Eye Hospital has grown from 100 beds to 450 beds under the leadership of the Medical Director Dr. Sanjay Kumar Singh.
In 2010 more than 154,000 patients were seen and 36,000 ophthalmic operations were carried out. The BEH offers free eye-care treatment for those who cannot afford to pay.
Trustees
Eastern Regional Eye Care Programme (EREC-P) is co-financed with funds from the European Commission and Standard Chartered Bank's Seeing is Believing (SiB) programme. EREC-P continues the 28-year co-operation between Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangh (NNJS), the Social Welfare Council of Nepal and Christian Blind Mission