It was a free multi-speciality medical camp like none other. Apart from the free consultations from top doctors in 10 specialities, along with a host of health tests, it was the attention and care they received which wowed the 150-odd visitors at the Chhuttani Medical Centre (popularly called CMC Hospital) in Sector 17-C on Sunday.
The hospital had marshalled its entire staff for the free camp and each visitor was greeted with a smile and courteously ushered in, something rarely experienced in such camps. Covid protocols were meticulously followed by the hospital staff for themselves and the visitors, who were presented free face masks and their hands sanitised.
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The camp was to begin at 10 a.m. but the hospital had to open its entrance to visitors as early as 8:30 a.m. when the more enthusiastic ones started to gather outside the hospital.
After extensive free health tests, including Haemogram, Blood Sugar, Urine Routine Examination, Blood Pressure and Ht./Wt./BMI at different places, which took quite a bit of time, the visitors were further guided to their respective doctors in their regular OPD rooms on two different floors to avoid a rush. Adequate seating arrangements had been made, and drinking water was served to the visitors at regular intervals.
For the first time highly experienced doctors, some of them former HoDs of PGI, GMCH-32, provided free OPD consultation in a wide variety of specialities like General Medicine, Cardiology, Orthopaedics, ENT, Gynaecology, Dermatology, Psychiatry, General Surgery, Paediatric Surgery and Dentistry.
Among the most experienced doctors attending to the patients were Dr KLN Rao, former Prof. and HoD, Paediatric Surgery, PGI Chandigarh and a trustee of the hospital trust; Dr Rajinder Singh, former Prof. & HoD, General Surgery, PGI Chandigarh; and Dr Ram Singh, former Prof. & HoD, General Medicine, GMCH-32 Chandigarh.
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The free medical camp was held to mark the hospital’s 45th Foundation Day, in memory of its visionary founder Prof (Dr) PN Chhuttani, former Director of PGIMER Chandigarh, who along with his father donated his entire property to the trust which now runs the hospital.
A ‘chaumukha diya’ was lit and the staff paid floral tributes to Dr Chhuttani’s bust to mark the formal inauguration of the multi-speciality medical camp.
Smiles all around at the end of the camp pointed to a job well done.
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