New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- For 75 years, Hindu Rao Hospital has remained a familiar name in Delhi's public healthcare system, serving generations of patients despite the growing demands placed on civic hospitals. Today, the hospital is attempting to balance its long public-service legacy with a push towards modernisation.
The 832-bed hospital has recently added several advanced medical systems, including a 4K laparoscopy system, C-Arm machine, Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), fundus camera, visual field analyser, phacoemulsification machine and pneumatic lithotripter.
The casualty department has also been revamped, while a new integrated blood sample collection centre and upgraded facilities for physiotherapy, including a modern gym, have been developed.
The hospital is also looking to make a routine visit less cumbersome for patients. An online registration system, which will allow patients to scan QR codes and register without standing in queues, is currently under development and is planned across the hospital's floors.
With demand continuing to remain high, the administration is exploring vertical expansion, high-rise structural planning and rooftop utilisation to overcome space constraints.
Its academic profile has expanded alongside its clinical services. The institution's teaching capacity has increased from 60 to 150 seats, while its DNB programme, which completed 25 years, has grown from 21 seats in 2001 to 51 accredited seats across 10 specialties.
On the surgical front, the hospital has 14 operation theatres and regularly conducts six to eight gall bladder surgeries. Despite the patient load, the waiting period for such procedures is around a month.
For a hospital with a 75-year legacy, these changes represent an effort to ensure that its next chapter is defined not only by its history, but by how effectively it responds to the needs of Delhi's patients.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Millennium Post.