GMCH-32 to resume OPDs from Nov 2

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, October 28

The Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, has decided to resume out patient departments (OPDs) from November 2.

The departments for which the services will be restored include pulmonary medicine, radiotherapy, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, and psychiatry.

The hospital authorities have decided to adopt the PGIMER model — appointment through tele-consultation — for resuming the OPD services.

Patients examined through tele-consultation and requiring physical examination will be called to the GMCH on an appointment basis.

Dr Jasbinder Kaur, acting Director of the GMCH-32, said: “Patients will be given an appointment to visit doctors in person either through tele-consultation or pre-registration, for which patients will have to register a day before visiting any OPD so that there is no chaos. We have not fixed any limit on the number of patients visiting OPD yet.”

Dr Kaur added: “We will not allow patients directly into an OPD without registration.”

All departments providing tele-consultation will write the date of appointment on the tele-consultation OPD cards of patients and have the same sent over to the Medical Record Department (MRD) of respective centres. The MRD will schedule the appointments as per the recommendations of the department in hourly slots and intimation about the same will be sent automatically through an SMS on the registered mobile number of the patient.