Chandigarh, Oct. 26 -- Drawing nearly 100 patients a day, the evening OPD at the Government Multi-Specialty Hospital (GMSH), Sector 16, seems to be serving its purpose - improve access to specialist care for people with work commitments during the day.

Launched on February 24, the GMSH-16 evening OPD has recorded a footfall of 20,485 patients so far, according to director health and family welfare Dr Suman Singh.

Combined with the footfall at two other government hospitals - Manimajra civil hospital and Sector 22 civil hospitals, the total number of beneficiaries until the third week of October stood at 27,080 patients.

The evening OPDs run from 5 pm to 7 pm. The idea is to ease the morning rush, improve access to specialist care for p...