Landmark Phases of Karamtola Community Hospital (KCH)
Born as a simple field project in November 1992, Karamtola Community Hospital (KCH) passed through some distinctive phases over the years, each phase bringing positive changes to the hospital.
Year 1992 - 1999 : Initial phase at Karamtola with field project.
- The field project Community Health and Development Program-Karamtola (CHDP-K) kicked off
- It had a referral clinic with community field activities in Pubail Union
- The activities were all planned and executed with foreign support
Year 2000 - 2020 : Upgradation of referral clinic into a new dimension.
- A full fledged general out patient department started
- Modern diagnostic facilities were added along with in-patient department and OT services
- Emphasis was attached on self-sustainability of the hospital
Year 2007 : Karamtola Junior Nursing Training School started
- Poor girls mostly ethnic and from minority groups got opportunity with minimal training cost
- Candidates started working in Karamtola Hospital after the training
Year 2010 : Karamtola Eye Service Project (KESP) started
- Treatment facilities for eye problems in communities were added with KCH
- Eye paramedical worker (MLOP) training started at Karamtola with support from Heart to Heart Foundation
- Various eye surgeries were undertaken that included free cataract surgeries too
Year 2011 - 2019 : Emergence of community Hospital
- Upgradation of existing hospital services to professional level continued
- Patient friendly low fee structure also introduced
- People started calling it Karamtola Christian Hospital
Year 2020 - 2021 : A time of black-out characterized by
- COVID-19 pandemic
- Suspension of clinical work in line with Bangladesh national security guidelines
Year 2022 - 2023 : Way forward with secondary level clinical services
- The hospital was further customized to address greater communities’ needs so that the communities receive 24 hr services and also secondary level clinical services from KCH
- Physical facilities were improved too to meet the desire and demand of the communities