It was established as a Health center in 2016 BS (1959-1960), which was then upgraded as a 15 bedded Mahendra Hospital in 2021 BS (1964-1965). Whereas, in 2050 BS (1993-1994) it was extended to 25 bedded hospital, then to 50 bedded in 2064 BS (2007-2008). The hospital was advanced as Rapti Sub-regional Hospital in 2065 BS (2008-2009). Later, the number of beds were upgraded from 50 to 100 in 2071 BS (2014-2015) by the Government of Nepal . In 2074 BS (2017-2018) Rapti Sub-regional Hospital was promoted to Rapti Academy of Health Sciences and currently is a 300 bedded tertiary level hospital.[4][5]
Departments
According to the centre, provided facilities include.[6][7]
The academy publishes a journal, the Journal of Rapti Academy of Health Sciences (JRAHS), which provides a platform for researchers, educationists and education administrators to publish their works.[9]