Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre Explained

Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre (SGNHC; ne|सहिद गङ्गालाल राष्ट्रिय ह्रदयरोग केन्द्र) is a government hospital which provides cardiac care, diagnostic and treatment procedures in Kathmandu, Nepal.^{[1] [2]} The hospital is named after Gangalal Shrestha.^[2] It is the first cardiac tertiary center in Nepal.

Background

It was established in 2052 BS (1995 AD).The hospital was founded to address the growing need for specialized cardiology services in the country. It has 300 beds facility.^[3] It also provides health insurance to the general public.

In 2023 a team of doctors from South Korea suggested to upgrade data collection system to this centre.^[4] Also, there has been talks about developing it as an educational academy.^[5]

Services

The hospital provides the following services:^{[6] [7]}

Cardiac surgery ^[8]

• Coronary revascularization
• Valve surgery
• Congenital heart repair : ASD closure
• Aortic aneurysm repair
• PTCA
• Coronary angiography
• Coronary angioplasty^[9]
• CRT replacement
• Carotid angioplasty
• TAVI

Cardiology

• Non-invasive Cardiology : ECG, Echocardiography, Holter
• Interventional Cardiology

External links

1. Official website ^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Why was he at Gangalal heart centre? - Detail News . The Himalayan Times . 2011-03-29 . 2013-11-18.
2. Web site: Sahid Gangalal National Heart Center | Boss Nepal . https://archive.today/20131019100245/http://bossnepal.com/sahid-gangalal-national-heart-center/ . 19 October 2013 . dead.
3. Web site: Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre . 2024-10-06 . www.sgnhc.org.np.
4. Web site: SERVICE . HIMALAYAN NEWS . 2023-07-19 . SGNHC needs to upgrade data keeping system . 2024-10-06 . The Himalayan Times . en.
5. Web site: PM Dahal promises to develop Sahid Gangalal National Heart Center as academy . 2024-10-06 . Khabarhub . en.
6. Web site: Shahid Gangalal Health Centre . Sgnhc.org.np . 2013-11-18.
7. Web site: Hamal . Nikki . 2018-01-05 . Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre to upgrade its services . 2024-10-06 . The Himalayan Times . en.
8. Web site: 2024-08-08 . Shahid Gangalal National Heart Center offers 12 hours of surgical services from today . 2024-10-06 . myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com . en.
9. Web site: DPM Narayan Kaji Shrestha undergoes angioplasty at Gangalal . 2024-10-06 . Setopati.
10. Web site: Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre . 2024-10-06 . www.sgnhc.org.np.