Gujarat: Govt Hospitals OPD timings extended by two hours
"The two extra hours in the evenings will help people to come for check-ups after finishing their work. Now instead of six hours, OPDs at all government-run hospitals and health centres will function for eight hours — four hours in the morning and four in the evening," Aggarwal told reporters.;
Ahmedabad: In a bid to provide healthcare facilities to all the people, the outpatient department (OPD) at state-run hospitals will now function from 4 pm to 8 pm.
The Gujarat government announced that the timings of the outpatient department (OPD) at state-run hospitals will be extended by two hours.
While the morning hours will remain the same from 9 am to 1 pm, the timings in the evenings have been revised from 4 pm to 8 pm, after the addition of two more hours, additional chief secretary, Health, Manoj Aggarwal said in Gandhinagar.
Earlier, the OPDs in government hospitals functioned between 4 pm and 6 pm.
"The two extra hours in the evenings will help people to come for check-ups after finishing their work. Now instead of six hours, OPDs at all government-run hospitals and health centres will function for eight hours — four hours in the morning and four in the evening," Aggarwal told reporters.
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