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Magura District Hospital
Magura is a small, quiet district in the Khulna Division, built around the Nabaganga River, with a population of just over a million people spread across four upazilas - Magura Sadar, Sreepur, Mohammadpur, and Shalikha. For nearly all of them, Magura District Hospital (officially the Magura 250-Bed District Hospital) is the only serious public healthcare option before having to travel further to Jessore, Faridpur, or Dhaka.
On paper, the hospital sounds reasonably equipped: 250 sanctioned beds, general and specialist departments, an emergency unit, even its own ICU. In practice, reporting from The Financial Express paints a considerably rougher picture. As of early 2025, the hospital was serving 400 to 500 patients a day against its 250-bed capacity - nearly double what it was built for. Children's care was especially strained: around 100 child patients admitted against only 40 available paediatric beds, with some patients reportedly treated lying on the floor.
The deeper problem, according to hospital insiders quoted in that reporting, is staffing rather than beds. Only 25 doctors were in place against 56 sanctioned posts, and of those 25, five were on deputation elsewhere - leaving roughly 20 doctors actually treating patients. The emergency department itself had just three doctors against a sanctioned six. Six doctors were reportedly transferred out to the newer Magura Medical College Hospital in the three months before that report, a shift some hospital sources attributed to doctors preferring the college hospital's comparatively lighter patient load.
The hospital does have an ICU - unlike many district hospitals in Bangladesh - but according to the same reporting it isn't functioning properly due to a lack of trained manpower and technical support, so critical patients are still being routinely sent onward to Faridpur or Dhaka. There is no dialysis centre and no coronary care unit, despite what sources describe as a rising number of kidney and cardiac patients in the district. Of the hospital's two ambulances, one has reportedly sat unused for years and the other struggles with trips over 50 kilometres. The hospital's generator has also gone unused for years for lack of a fuel budget, meaning load-shedding leaves wards without power.
Hospital superintendent Dr Md Mohashinuddin acknowledged the difficult conditions when contacted by the paper, noting he had gotten a long-broken ambulance back in service and that ten new doctors had recently joined - a development he was hopeful would start turning things around. It's worth noting the hospital sits next to, and shares some history with, Magura Medical College, a government medical college established in 2018 whose first MBBS batch actually began classes on the hospital's own premises in January 2019, before the college had its separate campus.
- Phone: 048862443
- Mobile: 01715019479
- Email: magura@hospi.dghs.gov.bd
- Address: Magura Sadar, Magura District, Khulna Division-7600
- Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/qPnGVVjzoZiNJ4cC8
- (Given the reported gap between the number of doctors on duty and the number of daily patients, calling ahead before a non-emergency visit is genuinely worth doing here)
Founded:
Reported by one hospital-directory source as 1968, though this is not independently confirmed by national news reporting - please verify.
Speciality:
The main public general hospital for Magura District, serving over a million people across four upazilas as the primary referral point before Jessore, Faridpur, or Dhaka.
Number of Beds:
250 sanctioned beds, though hospital sources describe 400 to 500 patients treated on a typical day - close to double the hospital's built capacity, with the strain most visible in the paediatric ward (around 100 child patients against 40 beds).
Departments:
Medicine, Surgery, Gynaecology & Obstetrics, Paediatrics, Emergency Medicine, and an on-site ICU - though as of the most recent reporting, the ICU was not fully functional due to staffing and technical-support shortages, and there is no dedicated coronary care or dialysis unit. Only around 20 of 56 sanctioned doctor posts were reportedly filled with doctors actually on duty, so which specialists are actually available on a given day depends heavily on the roster - calling ahead matters more here than usual.
Popular Treatments:
General medical consultation, emergency and casualty care, maternal and childbirth services, paediatric treatment, and basic diagnostic testing - with ICU-level critical care, dialysis, and cardiac care still routinely referred out to Faridpur or Dhaka.
No department-wise doctor list could be found in any reliable online source. Given the hospital's reported doctor shortage - and the fact that some doctors have reportedly been transferred to the nearby Magura Medical College Hospital - confirming who is actually on duty by phone before travelling is especially worth doing here. - please verify
- OPD Consultation
- Emergency and Casualty department
- Indoor Admission (250-bed capacity, though reportedly running well over that on most days)
- Intensive Care Unit (present on-site, but reported as not fully functional due to staffing and technical constraints as of the most recent reporting)
- Basic Operation Theatre facilities
- Diagnostic services - Pathology, X-ray, Ultrasound
- Pharmacy
- Ambulance service (two ambulances, with reported reliability issues on longer routes)
There is no dialysis centre or dedicated coronary care unit at present, despite a reported rise in kidney and cardiac cases in the district. Please verify current facility status directly with the hospital, as staffing changes (ten new doctors were reportedly appointed in late 2024/early 2025) may have improved some of this since the last available report.
Following the general pattern for government hospitals in Bangladesh:
8:00 AM to 2:30 PM, except on government holidays.
Given the reported patient load running close to double the hospital's bed capacity, arriving early and calling ahead both seem like sensible precautions - please verify current hours directly with the hospital.
The hospital is located in Magura Sadar, the district's headquarters town on the Nabaganga River, and is easily reached from within Magura town. Patients travelling in from Sreepur, Mohammadpur, or Shalikha upazilas should budget extra time, particularly during monsoon season when rural roads can slow travel considerably.
Google Maps link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/qPnGVVjzoZiNJ4cC8
- The main public general hospital serving all of Magura District, keeping care affordable and accessible for a largely rural population
- One of relatively few district hospitals in the region with an on-site ICU, even if it is not yet fully staffed
- Government-subsidised care in a district with limited private hospital alternatives outside Magura town
- Hospital leadership has publicly acknowledged the facility's shortcomings and reported recent progress, including new doctor appointments and a repaired ambulance
- Proximity to Magura Medical College Hospital means a second referral option exists within the same town for patients who need it
- Hospital Name: Magura District Hospital (Magura 250-Bed District Hospital)
- Founded: Reported as 1968 by one source - please verify
- Location: Magura Sadar, Magura District, Khulna Division-7600
- Ownership: Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Government of Bangladesh
- Facility Code: 10001876
- Number of Beds: 250 sanctioned; routinely serving 400-500 patients daily as of early 2025
- Type: District General Hospital
- Emergency Service: Reported as available - please verify current 24-hour status
- Outdoor (OPD) Timing: 8:00 AM to 2:30 PM, except government holidays - please verify
- Phone: 048862443
- Mobile: 01715019479
- Email: magura@hospi.dghs.gov.bd
Answer: 250 sanctioned beds, though hospital sources reported 400 to 500 patients being treated on a typical day as of early 2025 - roughly double its built capacity.
Answer: Yes, an ICU exists on-site, but as of the most recent available reporting it was not fully functional due to a shortage of trained manpower and technical support, meaning critical patients were still often referred to Faridpur or Dhaka.
Answer: Not as of the most recent reporting. The district has reportedly seen a rising number of kidney and cardiac patients, but the hospital lacks a dedicated dialysis centre or coronary care unit.
Answer: The hospital has 56 sanctioned doctor posts, but as of early 2025 only about 25 doctors were in place, with five of those on deputation elsewhere - leaving roughly 20 doctors actually treating patients day to day.
Answer: No, they are separate but closely linked facilities in the same town. Magura Medical College, established in 2018, held its first MBBS classes on the district hospital's premises in January 2019 before developing its own facilities, and some doctors have reportedly moved between the two.
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