DHADING: Dhading District Hospital has begun Out Patient Department (OPD) services from a new building five months after it was handed over to the hospital, post construction.

OPD services was started from the new building from Sunday, March 17 at the district hospital.

The building, which was constructed at a cost of Rs 45.04 million was handed over to the hospital management committee on October 29, 2018. The construction was carried out by Himalayan Health Care Nepal with the financial support of Americares Foundation.

Dhading Hospital had been providing OPD services from a temporary structure after its old OPD building was damaged in the earthquake of April 2015.

The new building has been furnished with modern health equipment and furniture, according to the hospital. "It has been easier to provide OPD services to patients visiting the hospital with the new building coming into operation, said Information Officer at the hospital, Krishna Upreti.

The district hospital has been providing services in general medicine, gynaecology, paediatrics, dermatology, general surgery, othopaedics, neurology and radiology.