OPD means an Out Patient Department of a hospital. It has following parts and services Consultation chambers where patients are provided medical, surgical or allied (physiotherapy, dietetics) consultation and expert opinion. Examination rooms where patients can examined for any disease condition. Diagnostics, which have radiology, pathology, microbiology and other diagnostic services and/or sample collection, points Pharmacy, which provides medications to the patients. Other services can be part of it on need basis. His importance of OPD is such that it considered one of the most valuable departments of hospital.
- It provides 30–35% of hospital revenue by ways of consultation fees, diagnostic tests etc.
- It is point of entry for more than 50% of IPD patients.
- It is a screening point (triage) for patients according to treatment need.
- it is a reflection of popularity of hospital, as hospitals that are more popular would have more patients coming to OPD by choice. Patients also get the first impression of the hospital by visiting OPD.
Services
Enlisted below are the main points:
- Medical
- NCD Clinic
- Surgical
- Gynecology
- Lab
- Ophthalmology
- Dental
- Orthopedics
- Physiotherapy
- X-Ray
- Hepatitis Clinic
- EPI
- Homeopathic
- Hakeem (Tib)