Bharatpur: Children undergoing treatment at Bharatpur Hospital have had the opportunity to play and read along with their treatment. The hospital has also provided opportunities for children to play and read by operating a ‘play therapy’ room.
According to National News Agency Nepal, Prof Dr Krishna Prasad Paudel, Chief Medical Superintendent of the hospital, stated that play therapy has been started to help children who are admitted to the pediatric department to make them forget that they are sick.
He explained, “By treating in this way, even the child’s illness will be cured quickly psychologically.” He added that children will feel comfortable when treated in a hospital, creating a home-like environment.
Dr Paudel mentioned that this service has been started targeting children up to 10 years of age, except for those in the pediatric intensive care unit and those with disabilities.
He also noted that similar rooms are managed by doctors in foreign countries and that they plan to gradually organize them
. Approximately 50 children can benefit from this service every day. The pediatric department of the hospital comprises 66 beds. Dr Paudel shared that after the hospital itself started purchasing materials, various donors promised to support more materials for the initiative.
Moreover, the hospital provides NICU and PICU services and serves as a federal hospital. Patients from neighboring districts, including Chitwan, come here for treatment.