The benefits for being a Medical college hospital have starting showing at the associated hospital of Doon Medical College (DMC) as the patients visiting here have started getting the benefits of various types of laparoscopic surgery and bronchoscopy. The associated hospital of DMC was earlier a district hospital only and was transferred recently to the medical college. The hospital administration is also planning to reduce the OPD registration fees from Rs 17 to Rs 5 from April 01.
The Medical Superintendent (MS) of Doon Medical college hospital, Dr K K Tamta said that Associate Professor, Abhay Kumar and assistant professor Dr Vipul Kandwal have started performing laparoscopic surgeries of hernia and appendix. Similarly, Dr R K Tamta is doing TUR of Urethra. He said that the patients are also getting the benefit of Bronchioscopy by Dr Rameshwar Pandey. It is worth mentioning here that these surgeries were not performed earlier in the hospital. Dr K K Tamta further stated that the charges of the various facilities of the hospital too would be revised from April 01. “The charges would be brought at par with the prevailing charges of associated medical college hospitals of Haldwani and Srinagar. The OPD registration charge would be decreased to Rs 5,’’ he said. To fulfill the requirement of an associated medical college hospital, the medical education department conducted walk in interviews recently in which many specialist doctors have joined. The medicine and surgery departments are now having 10 and eight doctors respectively due to which three units each are made in them.
The patients visiting the hospital are happy with the increase of facilities. “It is good that the many doctors with specific specializations have joined the DMC, now the patients would not have to spend extra money for these facilities at the private centres,’’ said a person who accompanied his ailing father in the hospital.