All major hospitals of the city observe strike; patients’ effort to see doctors in Emergency goes in vain Manav Mander Ludhiana, June 17 Today was the nationwide one-day OPD bandh by doctors against the incident of violence and assault on two junior doctors in West Bengal. All OPD services, be it private or government, remained shut throughout the city and only emergency cases were attended to. The OPDs of all major hospitals in the city, including Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Christian Medical College and Hospital, SPS Hospital, Fortis and Civil Hospital, wore a deserted look. Patients, who had come to hospitals in the morning in the hope to see the doctor early due to the scorching heat, had a harrowing time. The DMCH opened its OPD after 12 noon, keeping in view the rush. The OPD of Civil Hospital, which caters to the entire district, was shut and people were jostling with each other to see the doctors in Emergency. It was also a government holiday on the occasion of Kabir Jayanti at Civil Hospital. Most of the patients who were seen waiting for doctors were those who wanted to get anti-rabies vaccine. However, they had to return without getting the vaccine dose. Anjali from Kailash Nagar Chowk and Mukesh from Shivpuri were to get their anti-rabies dose today. After standing for nearly three hours, they went back. They said they would visit the hospital tomorrow to get the dose. This is very unfair

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