Outpatient departments open till 8pm from tomorrow
November 14, 2010 10:10 am
Hospital authorities have been instructed by the Health Ministry to keep the outpatient departments of every hospital in the country open until 8.00pm daily starting from tomorrow (15 November).
The outpatient departments of Teaching Hospitals, General Hospitals, Provincial Hospitals and District Hospitals have been instructed in this manner, Dr. T. R. C. Ruberu Secretary Ministry of Health stated.
Therefore patients will be able to receive treatments from outpatient departments at any time between 7.00am and 8.00pm.
Previously outpatient departments of hospitals were open for patients with average illnesses only until 4.00pm, however they were active around the clock 24hours a day for urgent medical treatments, the Secretary pointed out.
The outpatient departments of Teaching Hospitals, General Hospitals, Provincial Hospitals and District Hospitals have been instructed in this manner, Dr. T. R. C. Ruberu Secretary Ministry of Health stated.
Therefore patients will be able to receive treatments from outpatient departments at any time between 7.00am and 8.00pm.
Previously outpatient departments of hospitals were open for patients with average illnesses only until 4.00pm, however they were active around the clock 24hours a day for urgent medical treatments, the Secretary pointed out.