Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital
The National Referral Hospital (full name Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital) is the main hospital of Bhutan, located in the capital of Bhutan, Thimphu. Since it was established in 1972, the hospital has been supplying free basic medical treatment as well as advanced surgeries and emergency services to citizens from all over the country. It provides the most sophisticated health evaluation and management services in the country. Recently the hospital has added CT and MRI diagnosis equipment and improved lab services. The hospital has a library with many current textbooks.
| Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Thimphu, Bhutan |
| Coordinates | 27°27′53″N 89°38′14″E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Ministry of Health, Royal Government of Bhutan |
| Type | General |
| Affiliated university | Royal Institute of Health Sciences of Royal University of Bhutan |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 350 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1974 |
| Links | |
| Website | https://www.jdwnrh.gov.bt |
| Lists | Hospitals in Bhutan |
The hospital is one of five medical service centers within Thimphu. There are two more hospitals, one is the Military Hospital, Lungtenphu managed by the Royal Bhutan Army and the other one is Indo-Bhutan Friendship hospital in the main town of Thimphu, managed by the Indian Military Training Team (IMTRAT). There is a Basic Health Unit (BHU) at Dechencholing and an Outreach Clinic in Motithang and Hejo