AMDA Hospital

The AMDA hospital - Butwal, also known as Siddhartha Children and Women Hospital, was established in November 1998 in Butwal Municipality, Nepal. This is the first pediatric hospital outside the capital city Kathmandu. This hospital has about 100 beds and has provided service to 22,780 patients by 2061 BS.

Building

The structure is architecturally significant. It was designed by notable Japanese architect Tadao Ando, a past winner of the 1995 Pritzker Architecture Prize.

History

This hospital was funded by Japanese INGO. According to the website of this hospital, a Japanese newspaper ‘Mainichi' had taken the initiative to raise funds for the construction of this hospital and a Japanese architect named Mr. Ando Tadao had volunteered to design the hospital. The hospital itself has been named after Buddha's childhood name, Siddhartha.

Overview

The hospital was established on November 1998 by a joint initiative of the Public Private Partnership; the Nepal government, the municipality of Butwal, the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), and AMDA. The hospital is constructed in about 10 bighas of land given by local authority. The hospital offers NICU and PICU services. The offering of these services was the first ever established in Nepal besides in the country's capital, Kathmandu.