The Char Dham Yatra would affect the normal functioning of Doon hospital as Health directorate here has deployed its ten doctors for Yatra duty. The Doon hospital which is the biggest hospital of the State caters thousands of patients daily.
This week saw a record flow of patients in the Out Patient Departments (OPDs) of the hospital. According to the hospital authorities the OPDs of the hospital are catering about 4000 patients daily. The hospital is already stressed by the resource crunch and flow of large number of patients. The onset of summers has also increased the number of cases of patients with viral infections.
The Char Dham Yatra is starting on May 2 and the state Director General of Health services has deployed ten doctors from Doon hospital. The departure of doctors for Yatra duty would surely affect the normal functioning of the hospital. The Chief Medical Superintendent (CMS) of Doon Hospital Dr R S Aswal said that the doctors are deployed in Char Dham Yatra on rotational basis. He said that Char Dham Yatra is also a priority area and the services at the hospital would be managed with the available resources.