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AURANGABAD: The absence of availability of tests, like thyroid, electrolyte and faecal occult blood test at the Government Medical College and Hospital GMCH ) is forcing patients to get these tests done from private labs, which are expensive.The GMCH sees around 2,000 outpatients daily while around 800 patients are under the inpatient care at the hospital on an average. But in the absence of tests at GMCH, the patients end up spending on tests from private labs.Prakash Waghmare, a resident of Chikalthana, who had accompanied his brother for treatment of a stomach ailment, said that lack of availability of tests forced him to get the tests done at private labs.“Representatives from private laboratories are roaming in the hospital premises. Being a tertiary care hospital, the GMCH gets patients across districts of Marathwada, Buldhana, Jalgaon, Ahmednagar and Nasik for treatment.However, these patients are generally from the lower-middle class and are unable to afford treatment at private hospitals, therefore, they come to the state-run hospital. “Demands for the requirements are regularly sent to the authorities,” he added. A machine of a particular kind requires kits of the same company..