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Bhola District Hospital, also known as Bhola 250-Bed General Hospital, is the main government hospital serving Bhola district - Bangladesh's largest island district, with no road connection to the mainland. It operates under the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
This hospital's new building has a genuinely long story behind it, and it is worth knowing before you visit or refer someone here. Construction of a new seven-story building began in 2013 at a cost of around Tk45 crore. According to a Dhaka Tribune report, Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque virtually inaugurated the building on 20 January 2023. However, other local reporting indicates the building had actually been structurally completed and handed over years earlier, and that a further, more complete inauguration and rollout of services did not happen until around late 2024, following persistent local frustration over the delay. This kind of staggered "inaugurated but not yet fully running" pattern is something we have seen at other Bangladeshi district hospitals as well, so we want to flag it clearly rather than assume the building is fully functional simply because an inauguration ceremony took place.
There is one specific gap worth being direct about: as of 2025 local reporting, the hospital's Intensive Care Unit (ICU), which has 6 beds, had still not become operational even 5 years after construction, due to a shortage of necessary equipment and trained staff. As a result, critical patients - including stroke and heart attack cases - are reportedly still being referred to hospitals in Dhaka or Barisal rather than treated on site. Please verify the current ICU status directly with the hospital before assuming critical care services are available here.
- Land Phone: 04962974
- Mobile: 01712645252
- Email: bhola@hospi.dghs.gov.bd
- Address: Bhola Sadar, Bhola
Please double-check these numbers before relying on them, as government hospital contact details can change over time.
Founded
An exact original founding date was not confirmed through the sources available to us, please verify. What is well documented is the hospital's long path to its current 250-bed, seven-story building: construction began in 2013, with a virtual inauguration in January 2023 and further rollout of services continuing into late 2024.
Speciality
Main government referral hospital for Bhola district, a large island district with no road link to the rest of Bangladesh, making it an especially important access point for local healthcare.
Number of Beds
Officially 250 beds. The hospital has a 6-bed ICU that, as of 2025 reporting, had still not become operational due to equipment and staffing shortages, please verify current status.
Departments
Typically includes Medicine, Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics, Pediatrics, and Emergency, though a full, current department-wise list was not found online, please verify.
Popular Treatments
General OPD care, maternity and delivery services, and general emergency treatment. Critical care cases such as stroke and heart attack have reportedly needed referral to Dhaka or Barisal due to the ICU not being operational, please verify current referral practices.
- Outdoor/OPD service - available
- Indoor/IPD admission - available, 250-bed capacity
- Emergency department - available
- ICU - 6 beds physically present, but reportedly not operational as of 2025 due to equipment and staffing gaps, please verify current status
- Operation Theater (OT) - please verify
- Pathology and diagnostic services - please verify
- Pharmacy - please verify
- Ambulance service - island districts like Bhola may also require water ambulance access for referrals, please verify what is currently available
Bhola District Hospital is located in Bhola Sadar, Bhola town. Since Bhola is an island district, travel from the mainland typically involves a combination of road and water transport (such as launch or ferry services) before reaching Bhola town itself.
Google Map location link:
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- Name: Bhola District Hospital (Bhola 250-Bed General Hospital)
- Type: Fully government-owned, District/General Hospital
- Founded: Exact date unconfirmed; new building construction began 2013, virtually inaugurated January 2023, please verify current operational status
- Address: Bhola Sadar, Bhola
- Approved Beds: 250, including a 6-bed ICU reported as non-operational as of 2025, please verify
- Managed By: Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
- Phone: 04962974
- Mobile: 01712645252
- Email: bhola@hospi.dghs.gov.bd
A: It is located in Bhola Sadar, in Bhola town, on Bhola Island.
A: It is officially a 250-bed hospital, housed in a seven-story building whose construction began in 2013.
A: It has a physical 6-bed ICU, but as of 2025 local reporting, it had still not become operational due to a shortage of equipment and trained staff, meaning critical patients were still being referred elsewhere. Please verify the current status directly with the hospital.
A: It is fully government-owned and operated under the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
A: The land line is 04962974, and the mobile number is 01712645252.
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