NEW DELHI: Hindu Rao Hospital in north Delhi finally opened all OPD services for the general public on Tuesday.
North Delhi Municipal Corporation had, in a circular issued by the CMO on June 19, stated: “All OPDs, which were closed due to Hindu Rao Hospital being a dedicated Covid hospital, will now start running from June 22.
All concerned officials are directed to make necessary agreements.” “The north civic body as decided to resume OPD facilities here considering only a few Covid patients are left in the 250-bed facility,” a senior north corporation official said.
With major hospitals in the city being declared as dedicated Covid facilities earlier this year, patients were having a tough time in getting consultation and treatment and were forced to visit other polyclinics or dispensaries.
“On day one of opening of the hospital, 413 new patients visited the OPDs at medicine, ortho, surgical, gynae, dermatology, ENT and other departments in morning, and 45 patients in evening OPDs.
The footfall shows that people were desperately waiting for service to resume,” the civic official added.
Meanwhile, East Delhi Municipal Corporation, which had started OPDs at Swami Dayanand Hospital sometime back, also resumed services at its 24-bed paediatrics ward.
“As far as allowing indoor admissions in other sections are concerned, we will wait for a joint meeting with higher authorities and take decisions accordingly.
Considering we are already making preparations for the third wave of Covid, chances of admission in other sections are unlikely now,” said a senior EDMC official.
South Delhi Municipal Corporation has also resumed OPDs at both Tilak Nagar Colony Hospital and Purnima Sethi Hospital.
“We resumed OPDs 15 days back but the Covid ward has been kept intact and it can’t be removed unless we get permission from DDMA,”’ an official claimed.