Without shed, patients forced to wait under the open sky for blood test at SCB

PATIENTS and their attendants queuing up in front of the diagnostic centre at SCB medical college and hospital (SCB MCH) for blood test have a hard time as there is no roof or shed to protect them from the scorching sun or heavy rains.

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Cuttack

Thousands of patients visit the premier government-run hospital to avail free diagnosis and treatment. However, neither is there any shed in front of the diagnostic centre nor is the process streamlined enough to be done swiftly. While blood sample collection is already a long and time-taking process, collection of the blood test reports too, requires patients and their attendants to s