Online registration begins at GMCH-32
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, April 30
A breather for tech-savvy residents of the city, Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, today launched the facility of online registration for OPD consultation. The service will be limited to eight patients in a day, initially, and no registration fee will be charged. Patients can register 15 days in advance for meeting a particular doctor on a given day and time slot.
Those opting for the online registration will not have to stand in long queues at the registration counter for obtaining the OPD card before seeing the doctor.
The OPD hours (from 9 am to 1 pm) have been divided into four slots of one hour each.
The online registration will be allotted to two patients per slot per doctor. In each slot, one doctor will see two patients, who come after getting themselves registered online (in addition to those who register manually).
Separate counters for issuing OPD cards to those registering online, have been formed on the central registration counter. After registering online, the patients will have to visit the special counter and collect the card.
“Four of our departments witness a very high footfall of patients. These include gynaecology, orthopedics, general surgery and general medicine. In these four OPDs, the special counters for collection of cards post online registration have been set up near the OPD rooms only. This will save the patient’s time,” said GMCH Director-Principal, Dr Atul Sachdev.
The service was launched by the UT Advisor, Vijay Dev, today. He also inaugurated the echocardiography machine in the hospital—purchased at a cost of Rs 1.5 crore.
The two-hour visit of the Advisor atthe hospital, alongwith the UT Health Secretary, Anurag Aggarwal, however, disrupted patientcare as a number of senior doctors were moving with convoy of the Advisor for two hours. “These officers should chose evening hours for visits so that crucial time of the patients, atleast those waiting for doctors in OPDs, does not get wasted,” said a senior faculty member of the GMCH, requesting anonymity.
Sidelights:
-The UT Advisor first of all went to check the toilet in the OPD area, which was found to be defective during his last visit in January, this year. The toilet was locked immediately after his visit to ensure it remained clean throughout his stay.
-The Emergency of the GMCH-32 was full of fragrance today.
-Cleanliness was the top priority
How the system will work
• A link for pre-registration is available on the website gmch.gov.in.
• On providing basic information on the module, a time slot between 9 am and 1 pm (divided into four slots of one hour each) will be allocated on a given day.
• A registration number will be sent to the applicant’s mobile and a message will be sent to the doctor concerned.
• On showing the registration number at the special counter (to be set up in the OPD), the patient will be issued the card immediately.
• The patient will be called for consultation within the time slot.
