Flooding hits patients at AIIMS, RML
At AIIMS, flooded stretches included the underpass connecting the trauma centre to the main campus, the corridor linking emergency 1 to emergency 2 near the nuclear medicine department, the approach road outside the new private ward and the entry point near gate no. 1. Witnesses said knee-deep water made it difficult for ambulances and patient attendants to navigate these crucial entry and transit points.
"I had to lift my father from the wheelchair because the wheels got stuck in the water," said Sunita Devi, outside the emergency block.
Officials said drainage teams were deployed to pump out the water, but heavy rainfall and poor outflow in low-lying sections slowed the process. AIIMS faced similar flooding issues during previous monsoon seasons.
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RML Hospital, too, reported extensive waterlogging on its ground floor, including the approach from the emergency gate no. 5, the entry to ward 21 and OPDs such as orthopaedics and gynaecology, as well as the main entry to the OPD block.
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The corridor from the medical superintendent's office building towards the neonatology OPD was also flooded. Doctors said the water remained till around 11.30am.
"I had to wade through ankle-deep water just to get an X-ray done," said Rajesh Kumar, an orthopaedic patient. Many others also struggled to move wheelchairs or transport those requiring assistance. Hospital staff at both hospitals said the flooding slowed down emergency and OPD services.
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