Despite facelift, many find Arogya Mandirs as old wine in new bottle
'Infrastructure has drastically improved. There was a lot of seepage earlier. CCTV cameras will also be installed. DOT and malaria centres are being upgraded too,' said a nurse at the Sewa Nagar U-AAM.
Doctors reported that footfall has increased since the transformation, indicating growing public interest in the initiative. 'We are seeing a significant rise in patients coming to the facility ever since it turned into a U-AAM. It may also be due to the online registration facility. Patients don't have to stand in a queue for consultation. It's saving their time,' said Dr Nikhil Kumar, medical officer at the Defence Colony U-AAM. A medical officer at the Molarband centre said that minor trauma care—previously unavailable—is now functional across all U-AAMs. 'We have a dresser now. Minor accidents can be managed at the facility itself,' he said.
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