Patna, September 11: Health Department Secretary Kumar Ravi has urged to increase the number as well as types of surgeries in district hospitals of the state and said that the available specialist doctors, operation theaters and medical resources should be utilized to the maximum extent so that patients do not have to go to other centers for minor and complex surgical treatment. Reviewed the progress of the surgery. The meeting was attended by BMSICL Managing Director Subrat Kumar Sen, State Health Committee Executive Director Amit Kumar Pandey and other senior officials of the Health Department.
During the review, the health secretary gave clear instructions to the civil surgeons that it is not enough to simply increase the number of operations, but also expand the scope of surgical services. He said that many district hospitals are still mainly dependent on LSCS (Caesarean section), while there is a need to increase the number of general surgery, orthopedics, ophthalmology and other complex operations. He directed the specialist doctors to facilitate operations according to their specialty instead of restricting them to OPD only. At the same time, he emphasized on preventing unnecessary referral, regular evaluation of the performance of specialist doctors and strengthening the district hospitals through teamwork.
According to the data of August 2026, 224 operations of seven types were performed in Nawada Sadar Hospital, while 80 operations of seven types were performed in Buxar, 80 operations of six types in Gopalganj, 38 operations of five types in Aurangabad, 89 operations of four types in Jamui and 63 operations of four types were performed in Kishanganj. Gave directions for improvement measures.
According to the health department, continuous efforts to strengthen surgical services in district hospitals have resulted in a sharp increase in the number of operations between June and August. A total of 2,428 operations were performed in district hospitals in June 2026, which increased to 5,650 in July and 8,209 in August. A 45.3 percent increase in the number of surgeries was recorded in August compared to July. In August, Vaishali District Hospital performed prominently with 651 operations, while 587 were performed in Patna, 529 in Arria, 494 in Madhepura and 362 in Bhojpur.
There has also been significant expansion in the field of surgical services. 60 types of surgeries were available in Begusarai District Hospital in August, while 53 types of surgery were performed in Patna, 42 in Nalanda, 40 in Bhojpur and 33 in Muzaffarpur. Compared to July, a significant increase in surgical services of various departments was also recorded in August. An increase of 471.7% in ENT surgery, 296.2% in orthopedics, 174.3% in ophthalmology and 66.3% in general surgery was recorded. The Department of Health says that due to the increase in effective use of operation theatres, specialist doctors and available medical resources in district hospitals, progress is being made in the direction of providing maximum surgical treatment to patients at the district level.