Care comes first
Every operational decision is measured against a simple question: does this make the patient’s experience of care better, safer, or faster? Systems exist to serve people, not the other way around.
About Dr. Bigyan Poudel
Doctor, healthcare administrator, educator, and entrepreneur from Chitwan, Nepal — passionate about healthcare, leadership, entrepreneurship, and community development. Below is the longer version of his background, his work, and the way he thinks about healthcare delivery.
He completed his MBBS at Chitwan Medical College in 2017 and an MBA in Healthcare Management & Hospital Administration at Sharda University, India, in 2021. His professional journey spans clinical medicine, hospital administration, education, and entrepreneurship — hospital operations, leadership, patient care, quality improvement, team management, and organizational development.
Current roleHospital Manager, Maulakalika Hospital
Based inBharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal
QualificationsMBBS · MBA (Healthcare Management)
AlsoEducator, entrepreneur & board member
The short biography
Dr. Bigyan Poudel is a medical doctor and healthcare management professional based in Bharatpur, Chitwan. He completed his MBBS at Chitwan Medical College in 2017 and began his career at Bharatpur Hospital as a Medical Officer, treating a wide range of patients and taking part in community health initiatives across the district.
That year on the wards shaped everything that followed. He saw how often good clinical care was slowed down by things that had nothing to do with medicine — unclear processes, gaps between departments, decisions made far from the bedside. So he went to learn the other half of the work, completing an MBA in Healthcare Management and Hospital Administration at Sharda University in Noida, India, between 2019 and 2021.
From March 2023 to April 2026 he served as Hospital Manager at Bharatpur Government Hospital, and since June 2026 he has held the same role at Maulakalika Hospital in Chitwan. The work covers operations, patient care coordination, staff management, quality improvement, and organizational development — the kind of practical change patients feel as shorter waits, clearer information, and care that arrives when it should.
Alongside the hospital he teaches. Lectures, presentations, and workshops for students of healthcare and hospital management are a regular part of his year, and he treats sharing practical experience as part of the job rather than an extra to it.
Beyond healthcare he is involved in Chiya Point, The Travel Store, the Caliber Shoes Bharatpur outlet, Aarogya Care Home, and the family medicine wholesale business of around 25 years. He believes in combining professional excellence with entrepreneurship, family values, and a meaningful contribution to society: a doctor by profession, a manager by experience, an entrepreneur by passion, and a lifelong learner by choice.
How he works
Three things he keeps coming back to
The principles behind the day-to-day decisions of running a hospital.
Clarity over complexity
Hospitals run on hundreds of small handovers. Clear responsibilities, clear communication, and simple processes prevent far more problems than they ever cause.
Teams do the work
Nurses, doctors, technicians, and administrative staff each hold part of the picture. Bringing those departments into the same conversation is most of the job.
The role
What the work involves
A hospital manager sits between the people delivering care and the systems that make it possible. These are the responsibilities that fill Dr. Poudel's week.
- Day-to-day oversight of hospital operations across clinical and non-clinical departments
- Staff management, supervision, and coordination between clinical teams and administration
- Planning and implementing strategies that improve service delivery and operational efficiency
- Supporting quality standards, documentation, and compliance with healthcare policy
- Resource and facility planning that keeps essential services available to patients
- Acting as the link between the management team and the departments that deliver care
Clinical grounding
A manager who has done the rounds
Management decisions land differently when you have made them from the other side of the ward. His clinical year still informs how he reads a rota, a complaint, or a bottleneck.
- Diagnosis and treatment for diverse patient populations as a Medical Officer
- Direct patient communication, counselling, and follow-up care
- Participation in community health initiatives and public awareness programs
- First-hand understanding of what frontline clinical teams need from management
Qualifications
MBBS and MBA, read together
The medical degree built the foundation in clinical care, diagnosis, communication, and the health needs of a community. The MBA added what the hospital corridor demands next.
- Hospital & healthcare management
- Healthcare administration
- Strategic planning
- Hospital operations
- Leadership & team management
- Quality management
- Healthcare policy
- Communication & stakeholder management
- Organizational development
MBBS — Medicine & SurgeryChitwan Medical College, affiliated with Tribhuvan University · Graduated 2017
MBA — Healthcare Management & Hospital AdministrationSharda University, Noida, India · 2019 — 2021
Faculty & teachingLectures, presentations, and workshops in healthcare and hospital management
Journey
From medical college to hospital leadership
Hospital Manager
Maulakalika Hospital Pvt. Ltd., Chitwan
Leads hospital operations and administration, with a focus on patient-centered care, staff coordination, quality improvement, operational efficiency, and organizational development.
Hospital Manager
Bharatpur Government Hospital, Chitwan
Managed hospital operations and coordinated clinical and administrative teams, focusing on service delivery, staff management, quality improvement, policy implementation, workflow optimisation, and overall hospital performance.
MBA, Healthcare Management & Hospital Administration
Sharda University, Noida, India
Formal training in healthcare operations, strategy, quality, and administration — the management vocabulary to match the clinical experience already gained in practice.
Medical Officer
Bharatpur Hospital, Chitwan
Provided clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment across a broad patient population, communicated with patients and families, coordinated with the medical team, and supported community health services.
MBBS — Medicine & Surgery
Chitwan Medical College — affiliated with Tribhuvan University
Undergraduate medical training in Chitwan, the district he has continued to serve throughout his career.
Continued learning
Certifications & professional development
Healthcare keeps changing, so the training does not stop. Select a card to view the full document.
Certification
Certificate in Healthcare Quality Management
Medvarsity Online Ltd., Hyderabad — completed October 2025
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Conference
First National Hospital Leadership & Management Conference
Dhulikhel Hospital, Kavre, Nepal — August 2026
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Training
WASH FIT — Water, Sanitation, Hygiene & Infection Prevention
ENPHO with UNICEF and the Ministry of Health — four-day training at Bharatpur Hospital
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Recognition
Certificate of Appreciation — Minimum Service Standard assessment
NHCMA & APHIN — highest MSS score among tertiary government hospitals in Nepal
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Ventures beyond the hospital
Business interests spanning healthcare, hospitality, retail, travel, and consumer services — practical experience in identifying opportunities, building teams, and turning ideas into sustainable organizations.
Aarogya Care Home
Executive Director & Establishment Board Member
A healthcare and elderly-care initiative providing safe, dignified, and compassionate care for senior citizens. The role covers organizational leadership, strategic planning, operations, and institutional development.
Family medicine wholesale business
Around 25 years in the family
Growing up around the pharmaceutical trade gave him an early understanding of healthcare supply chains, distribution, business operations, and the medicine market.
The Travel Store
Travel & lifestyle retail
Luggage, bags, trekking gear, and travel essentials — practical experience in retail operations, marketing, inventory, and customer service.
Caliber Shoes — Bharatpur outlet
Nepali footwear brand
Retail management, branding, product quality, and customer relations for a Nepali footwear brand.
Chiya Point
Hospitality
A hospitality venture reflecting an interest in food, customer experience, and creating welcoming social spaces.
Affiliations
Professional memberships
Professional bodies and local forums Dr. Poudel takes part in, across medicine, hospital management, and the Bharatpur business community.
- Nepal Medical Association (NMA)
- National Healthcare Managers Association
- JCI Narayangadh
- Young Entrepreneur Forum, Bharatpur
- Swastik Nepal, Bharatpur
The path
Not a single straight line
Medicine → healthcare management → hospital leadership → education → entrepreneurship. Each stage added something the next one needed.
Medicine
Responsibility and patient care
Healthcare management
Leadership and systems thinking
Hospital administration
Decision-making and teamwork
Teaching
Communication and knowledge sharing
Entrepreneurship
Risk-taking, creativity, and resilience
Beyond the hospital
Care that reaches past the gate
Bharatpur serves a wide catchment, and a good share of it never reaches a hospital building. Dr. Poudel has contributed to health awareness campaigns and medical camps in underserved communities, where the work is less about treatment and more about prevention: explaining warning signs, answering questions people were never given room to ask, and making basic checks available close to home.
He treats health education as part of the job rather than an extra to it. A community that knows when to seek care arrives earlier, and earlier is almost always better.
Preventive careHealth awareness campaigns
Medical campsUnderserved communities
Health educationWhere it is needed most
Let's make care count
For professional collaboration, speaking engagements, or healthcare initiatives in Chitwan and beyond, Dr. Poudel is glad to hear from you.