History of emergency medicine in Bhutan

Ugyen Tshering; Erol Kohli; Tashi Tenzin; Oriana Chen

doi:10.1186/s12245-024-00590-9

History of emergency medicine in Bhutan

Int J Emerg Med. 2024 Jan 22;17(1):10. doi: 10.1186/s12245-024-00590-9.

Authors

Ugyen Tshering¹, Erol Kohli², Tashi Tenzin³, Oriana Chen⁴

Affiliations

¹ Emergency Department, Ballarat Base Hospital, Ballarat, VIC, Australia. ugentshering@hotmail.com.
² Emergency Department, BronxCare Health System, Bronx, NY, USA.
³ Department of Surgery, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital, Thimphu, Bhutan.
⁴ Emergency Department, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH, USA.

Abstract

Emergency medicine in Bhutan has made significant progress in the past few decades and continues to evolve. In this article, we provide valuable insights into the history of emergency medicine at Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) and in Bhutan and highlight some of the future challenges we face as we move forward to meet the demands of increased patient volume and complexity.

Keywords: Bhutan; Emergency medicine.