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M Abdur Rahim Medical College Hospital, commonly abbreviated as MARMCH, began life in August 1992 as Dinajpur Medical College, operating out of a rented private building and a borrowed government college hostel in Dinajpur town. For its first years, the college had no hospital of its own to speak of, and the nearby Dinajpur Sadar Hospital served as a stand-in teaching hospital while a permanent home was built. That permanent facility, on the southeastern edge of Dinajpur city, finally opened for business on 7 March 2010, and in 2017 the government renamed the institution after M. Abdur Rahim. Today it functions as the sole tertiary-level government hospital in the entire Rangpur Division, a role that puts it at the centre of healthcare for close to 10 million people.
The hospital's physical scale is considerable for the region: a 500-bed teaching facility with 17 operation theatres, split between 12 general theatres, two dedicated emergency theatres, one labour and delivery room, and two set aside for daily use, plus newer cancer, urology, and radiotherapy departments and an underground parking facility built to handle patient volumes exceeding 1,000 at a time.
That scale hasn't insulated the hospital from the equipment and supply strains that show up across Bangladesh's public healthcare system. A Daily Star report described patients protesting directly at the hospital over a sharp rise in dialysis costs, driven by shortages in medical equipment and medicine supply. According to hospital sources cited in the report, the dialysis unit operates 41 machines in total, but only 29 were functional at the time, serving around 200 registered patients who depend on regular treatment there. The stakes for those patients are especially high given the unit's catchment area: people with acute kidney dysfunction from Dinajpur itself, as well as neighbouring Thakurgaon, Panchagarh, and Nilphamari districts, rely on this single unit, since there's no comparable alternative nearby. Hospital authorities acknowledged they were working to procure the necessary materials but said the process would take time, leaving registered patients to weigh rising costs against an already scarce, shared resource.
Phone: 053152080
Fax: 053165653
Mobile: 01793941071
Email: dinajmch@hospi.dghs.gov.bd
Address: Ananda Sagar, Dinajpur Sadar, Dinajpur District, Rangpur Division-5200
Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/6xVQGeTnq57aG67E7
Given the documented strain on the dialysis unit specifically, patients relying on regular treatment there should call ahead to confirm current machine availability and costs before a visit.
Founded: Began operating as an institute hospital in 1992, with the current purpose-built hospital campus opening on 7 March 2010; renamed M Abdur Rahim Medical College Hospital in 2017.
Speciality: The sole tertiary-level government medical college hospital in the entire Rangpur Division, serving as the primary referral centre for close to 10 million people across the region.
Number of Beds: 500 beds, with the physical facility, including 17 operation theatres and underground parking, built to accommodate more than 1,000 patients at a time.
Departments: A full range of medical college departments including Medicine, Surgery, Gynaecology & Obstetrics, Neuromedicine, Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Urology, and newer additions in Oncology and Radiotherapy, alongside Emergency Medicine and a dedicated dialysis unit. That dialysis unit has been reported as running below full operational capacity, so confirming current machine availability ahead of a visit is worthwhile for kidney patients specifically.
Popular Treatments: General and specialist outpatient consultation, emergency and trauma care, surgical procedures across a wide range of specialties, maternal and childbirth services, and dialysis treatment for patients across Dinajpur, Thakurgaon, Panchagarh, and Nilphamari districts, though the latter has been affected by documented equipment shortages.
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A number of third-party medical directories maintain department-wise doctor listings for this hospital, including consultants in Medicine, Gastroenterology, Gynaecology, and Urology. A fully current, hospital-verified list was not confirmed directly for this page, so calling ahead to confirm a specific doctor's availability before travelling is still a sensible step - please verify.
Outpatient (OPD) consultation across all major specialties. Emergency and casualty department. Indoor admission (500 beds, with the physical building designed to handle over 1,000 patients at peak capacity). 17 operation theatres, covering general surgery, emergency procedures, and labour and delivery. Dialysis unit (41 machines, though reported as running with only 29 operational as of recent reporting, serving around 200 regular patients). Cancer, urology, and radiotherapy departments. Underground car parking.
Please confirm current dialysis machine availability and costs directly with the hospital before a visit, given the specific supply and equipment shortages documented in recent reporting.
As with most government medical college hospitals in Bangladesh, OPD hours generally run 8:00 AM to 2:30 PM, except on government holidays, with emergency services available around the clock. Given the hospital's role as the sole tertiary referral centre for the division, arriving early is advisable - please confirm exact hours directly with the hospital.
The hospital is located in the Ananda Sagar area on the southeastern side of Dinajpur city. As the only tertiary-level government hospital in the Rangpur Division, it draws patients from well beyond Dinajpur itself, including Thakurgaon, Panchagarh, and Nilphamari districts, so travel times can vary considerably depending on the originating location.
Google Maps link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/6xVQGeTnq57aG67E7
As the sole tertiary-level government hospital serving the entire Rangpur Division, it offers a breadth of specialist departments, including oncology, urology, and radiotherapy, that smaller district hospitals in the region can't provide. Its status as a teaching hospital means a substantial resident academic and clinical staff base is present, offering more continuity of coverage than smaller facilities. Extensive surgical infrastructure, including 17 operation theatres, gives it meaningfully greater capacity for both routine and emergency procedures than most hospitals in the region. It remains the region's only dialysis option for many patients with kidney disease, despite the documented strain on that specific service.
Hospital Name: M Abdur Rahim Medical College Hospital (MARMCH)
Founded: Began as an institute hospital in 1992; current campus opened 7 March 2010; renamed 2017
Location: Ananda Sagar, Dinajpur Sadar, Dinajpur District, Rangpur Division-5200
Ownership: Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Government of Bangladesh, affiliated with Rajshahi Medical University
Number of Beds: 500 (facility built to accommodate 1,000+ patients at capacity)
Type: Government Medical College Hospital (Tertiary Referral Hospital)
Emergency Service: Available 24 hours - please verify current status of specific services, such as dialysis, given documented equipment shortages
Outdoor (OPD) Timing: 8:00 AM to 2:30 PM, except government holidays - please verify
Phone: 053152080
Fax: 053165653
Mobile: 01793941071
Email: dinajmch@hospi.dghs.gov.bd
Answer: Not entirely, according to recent reporting. The unit has 41 dialysis machines in total, but only 29 were reported operational at the time, serving around 200 registered patients, a shortfall that led to patient protests over rising treatment costs.
Answer: It began operating as an institute hospital in 1992, initially using rented buildings and the nearby Dinajpur Sadar Hospital as a stand-in, before its own purpose-built campus opened on 7 March 2010. It was renamed after M. Abdur Rahim in 2017.
Answer: 500 sanctioned beds, though the physical facility, including its 17 operation theatres and underground parking, was designed to handle more than 1,000 patients at peak capacity.
Answer: Patients with acute kidney dysfunction from Dinajpur, Thakurgaon, Panchagarh, and Nilphamari districts are described as solely reliant on this unit, given the lack of a comparable alternative nearby.
Answer: Yes, it is the only tertiary-level government hospital in the entire Rangpur Division, serving a population of close to 10 million people across the region's constituent districts.
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