Number of patients for OPD at JNMC lessened due to Covid upsurge

Aligarh : To manage the footfall, the doctors at the each Out Patient Department (OPD) of the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (JNMC), Aligarh Muslim University will now provide medical consultation up to a minimized number of patients in a day. The order will come into effect on Friday, January 14 and the patient registration will be made from 8.30 am to 10.00 am.

According to Prof Haris M Khan, Medical Superintendent, “OPDs at the departments of ENT, Paediatrics, Radio Diagnosis, Orthopaedic Surgery, Dermatology, Psychiatry, General Surgery, Medicine, Med/ Follow up, TB and Chest, Plastic Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, ANC, Radiotherapy and Ophthalmology (all days) and Well Baby Clinic (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays) and Diabetes and Endocrinology (Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays) will cater 75 patients a day.”

“Sports and Arthroscopy-Super specialty (Tuesdays), Tumour Clinic-Super specialty (Tuesdays), Spine Clinic-Super specialty (Thursdays), Paediatric Ortho Clinic-Super specialty (Mondays), Arthoplasty Clinic Hip and Knee-Super specialty (Wednesdays), Physiotherapy /Workshop (all days), Pain Clinic (Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays), Anaesthesiology (all days), G S Follow Up Clinic (all days), G S Special OPDs (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays), Urology—GS Special OPD (Tuesdays and Fridays), Neurosurgery (Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays), CTVS (Tuesdays and Fridays), Nephrology-Super specialty (Mondays), Rheumatology-Super specialty (Saturdays), Neurology-Super specialty (Wednesdays), Cardiology-Super specialty (Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays), G E Clinic-Super specialty (Fridays), Aesthetic Clinic-Super specialty (Tuesdays), Cleft Lip and Palate Clinic-Super specialty (Thursdays), Hand Clinic -Super specialty (Saturdays), Paediatric Surgery (Mondays and Fridays) and Infertility Clinic-Super specialty (Saturdays) will have an intake of 35 patients daily,” he added.