Bhubaneswar: AIIMS BHubaneswar will stop the Walk-In OPD service (Patient Department) from January 17 while in the view of the increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in the state.
More than 156 hospital staff have been tested positive for Covid-19 during the current wave.
However, the hospital will continue the service of the patient department (IPD) in the room, trauma and emergency services, day care, radiotherapy, dialysis, emergency, and saving operations, telemedicine and tele-consulting services, anesthesiology (PAC and clinical pain), immunization For old registered patients and Covid vaccination services.
The patients, who have registered online can visit their respective departments by showing their online ordering number at the entry gate.
They have the right to enter the hospital where only one officer (maybe two in an emergency).
The hospital has asked its security staff not to allow media personnel in OPD and IPD without previous permission from the authorities.
Official sources say routine examinations of patients will continue through the AIIMS BHubaneswar Swasthya and Telemedicine application.
All departments will limit the patient’s call physically to the OPD unless necessary.
Maintaining requests and loading in views, departments can encourage patients to connect through applications and telemedicine.