There's this hospital which is one of the biggest ones under the gov't in India. It's always been under the shadows of a more illustrious one across the road. The hospital being talked about is one of the biggest refuge of the poorest of poors in our country and patients flock to it from all parts of the north India especially Bihar, UP & MP where public health system is near defunct to near non-existent. Many hundreds of doctors, nurses, technicians & auxiliary workers go on about their job with utmost dedication without any air or pretence, especially the doctors who keep ricocheting between their patients & academics.
The official mandate is not to refuse any patient away thus the indoor wards are seen teeming with patients to the extent that most of the times "doubling" is the norm ie a single bed hosts two patients yet the doctors & nurses are seen working unperturbed and even joyfully. This hospital has woefully inadequate hostels for its resident doctors who obviously live in rented apartments in the vicinity.
One has to visit, stay for a couple of nights there to understand under what constraints they achieve excellence in serving the people without caring for glory. Cannot help my eyes from getting moist at realising the underrated, undervalued & understated selfless service this hospital renders to the people of the country and the exceptionally talented & trained doctors working ceaselessly(for peanuts). Unseen, unacknowledged and unsung heroes.
For an insight:
On the duty(by rotation) in which the designated doctor is empowered to do a lot for the poor patients..amongst many things delivered by his/her authority this much of patients' fees are waived off every hour.
That implies two things:
{1}- interests of poor patients are always a priority and
{2}- just calculate how many scans are being done every single day (multiply this number by 24) apart from routine(OPD+IPD) scans..!
That's an untold story which no media tells you and no gov't cares to acknowledge. We emphasize again: amongst myriads of duties in A&E only scans are represented here.
P.S.- This hospital has practically no waiting list in clinical services and probably the shortest waiting list in the diagnostic/laboratory services in the national capital.
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