CHANDIGARH: After being closed for seven months due to Covid-19 pandemic, the UT health department is all set to operate the out patient department (OPD) at Government Multi-Specialty Hospital (GMSH-16) in Sector 16 of Chandigarh from November 19.
However, dental, eye and ENT OPD will not be started as yet, said ) Dr Amandeep Kaur Kang, director health services (DHS).
The arrangements for conducting the OPD according to the Covid-19 rules have already been put in place at the hospital. The timings and procedure of the OPD will be the same, said the DHS.
According to medical superintendent Dr V K Nagpal and deputy medical superintendent Dr Paramjit Singh, the setting up the equipment and public seating arrangement have been made on the orders of the UT adviser. They also said at present only 80 patients are allowed a day in each department. This will be increased after studying the situation.
DHS Kang said, “The out-patient departments and non-emergency operation services will be resumed from Monday. Social distancing marked on waiting chairs, transparent plastic sheet partition separating patient and doctors and sanitisation are already done. The number of OPD patients will be gradually increased and from Monday onwards surgeries will also be conducted. SOPs pertaining of Covid-19 pandemic have been out in place and directions have been issued to the ground staff to strictly follow the SOPs.”
On the other hand, the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) is still continuing with telemedicine in which people can consult doctors through video conferencing.