Now one can get an appointment for out-patient department (OPD) services at Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya (RML) hospital at the click of a mouse.
“The hospital has launched the online patient registration facility in a bid to reduce waiting time of patients at OPD counters and streamline the rush for out-patient consultations,” Medical Superintendent of RML Dr A K Gadpayle said.
The facility was launched under the aegis of Centre’s Digital India Week on July 1.
Patients can now register themselves for the service with the help of their Aadhar and mobile phone numbers. Information about seven-step procedure of online registration has been made available to the public by proper sign boards in the OPD.
To begin with, the facility has been provided in paediatric surgery, burns and plastics, CTVS, endocrinology, ENT, physiotherapy, cardiology, orthopaedics, medicine, gastroenterology, neurology and nephrology departments.
The hospital plans to extend the service to other departments soon.
“Everyday about 6,000 patient visit OPD from Delhi, NCR and neighbhouring states. This modern facility will help the public to save their precious time,” he added.
To tackle dengue cases this season, the hospital has made extra arrangement in two wards to treat maximum number of patients.
“We have instructed our doctors to impart health education to their patients. As one-to-one communication is very effective in spreading awareness among public which usually panic by dengue,” said Gadpayle.
The hospital has also undertaken the ‘KAYA KALP’ program under which the cleanliness of the hospital was the priority.