Chandigarh, Sept. 22 -- The Government Multi-Specialty Hospital (GMSH) in Sector 16 is grappling with a serious crisis as two of its four X-ray machines remain out of service.

One machine in the emergency ward has been non-operational for as long as seven days, a major lapse in immediate care, while another in the out-patient department (OPD) is also down.

The simultaneous breakdown has caused significant inconvenience to patients, particularly senior citizens and the critically ill who require urgent X-ray services.

Patients have been forced to either get their scans in a separate hospital building or be referred to the Sector-22 civil hospital.

On average, around 3,500 out-patients visit the hospital daily, with around 30% from outs...