Here is good news for residents of Vellore who are longing to access premium health care services offered by the Christian Medical College hospital (CMCH) here.
The hospital has introduced ‘Alpha clinic,’ a private care facility with a patient-friendly approach and a state-of-the-art technology oriented ambience within the hospital campus, which will focus on extending basic health care facilities within a single day, to address most of the common ailments.
CMCH director Dr Sunil Chandy said the purpose of the Alpha clinic was to address the concern expressed of a cross-section of people, especially the business community, factory workers and the general public that they were not able to get focused attention from the CMC in a hassle-free manner.
“This is an important step by the hospital to provide premium care for the locals,” he pointed out adding, “We hope the services will be utilised in a better manner by the local population for their healthcare needs.”
Medical Superintendent Dr Eapen, while giving details about the new initiative, said that the patients could fix appointments a day in advance or the same day when they want it. They will be seen by senior physicians/clinicians/consultants and not by students. The patients could also choose the doctors of their choice, depending on their availability. There will be no delay in terms of consultation and patients could get the diagnosis done in single day. For the first consultation they have to pay `1,200 (that includes medical report), which is valid for three days. The payment could be made through credit/debit card or the CHRIS card (a cashless card introduced by the hospital).
The clinic has lab testing facilities (blood analysis, x-ray, ultrasound, ECG and ECHO, treadmill etc) and pharmacy and treatment with patient-friendly ambience. There are 22 consulting rooms and the entire medical proceedings are paperless. The working hours are from 7.30 am to 4.30 pm every day. The CMCH already has a citizens clinic functioning on the hospital campus as a community outreach programme, where people receive treatment at low cost. The alpha clinic will be dedicated for the people of Vellore on Wednesday.