Due to increase its service quality the 50-bed Dupchanchia Upazila Health Complex (DUHC) is overflowing with patients in Bogura as the hospital has now become a trusted place for patients.

All the facilities of the district town are available here for medical services. Around 150-200 patients receive services daily in the emergency department, including road accident patients, poisoning patients, stroke, heart attacks.

Besides, on an average of 550-600 patients receive services from the outpatient department in the hospital every day. About 60-70 patients are admitted to the internal department every day. Compared to previous years, the health center has become a place of trust for the service seekers due to the establishment of various corners in the external department, internal department and emergency department.

While visiting the correspondent found that Telemedicine Center, Adolescent Care Center, Ayurvedic Services, VIA Center for Cervical and Breast Cancer Examination, ORT Center for Diarrhea patients, Medical Officer for Child Treatment and Medical Officer and baby Specialist Doctor and separate service center are working to smooth Medicare of patients.

Besides, Family Planning Centers, Children’s Routine Immunization Centers, Covid-19 Vaccination Centers and Rabies Vaccination Centers are running anti-bite vaccination programs for pregnant mothers. In the department there is a separate normal delivery unit for expectant mothers.

Manjrul (60), who receives services at the NCD corner in the outpatient department, said that he got a month’s medicine for diabetes, hypertension, and asthma free from this service corner through health book. The patients are very happy with medical officers and medical specialists with modern machines free of cost.

The hospital source said the doctors on duty at the hospital’s emergency number provide 24-hour mobile service. General surgery services including caesarean section are provided 6 days a week as there are gynecologists and obstetricians, surgeons and anesthetists. Moreover, through the medical officer, ultrasound services, other pathological services, drugs are distributed along with free examination of patients at dot corner for tuberculosis patients.

Patient Hafizur Rahman of Gunaher Union said each patient receives medication from the hospital pharmacy if it remain available. Besides Dupchanchia, the patients from Adamdighi, Kahalu Nandigram, Shibganj and even Akkelpur upazilas come to this hospital for service.

Resident Medical Officer (Acting) Dr. Ghalib Khan said, “Under the guidance and close supervision of our Health and Family Planning Officer, we are all trying to provide good services to the people.”

Health & Family Planning Officer Dr. Shamsunnahar said that all the officials and employees of the Directorate of Health are working to implement the dream of the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina regarding health services. A trauma center is required as the hospital is located next to Bogura- Naogaon highway.

Civil Surgeon Dr. Mohammad Shafiul Azam said that due to the increase in the quality of service, a large number of patients come to seek service every day, so the 3rd class employees have to bear some pressure. But I hope this problem will be solved very soon, he added.