Patients at MB Hospital will no longer have to wait in line for their turns. Hospital administration is coming up with a system where patients will not have to wait outside doctor’s room but can wait in a common area and go to doctor when their number is announced.

As a pilot project, this system will be initiated in the outdoor section of Medicine department. Tender process for the same has been initiated. The tenders will be opened on 10-June and agency finalized on 13-June. The system will hopefully be operational in a couple of months time. The tender value is estimated to be around Rs 5 Crores.

As per the proposed system, patients will be able to take a coupon from coupon vending machine. Patients will have to specify the doctor/department where they want to be investigated. For villagers and illiterate people, there will be a support staff to help them with the vending machine.

Each couple will have two numbers. One will the number of the coupon and second will be the number for the doctor. There will be a waiting hall for the patients. Whenever their number comes for visiting the doctor, a display sign will show their number advicing them to proceed for investigation.