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Office of the health department is situated
in the Khanderao Market Building. Various branches
of the department are functioning under direct
control of the Health Officer.
1. Immunization Branch :
This branch provides triple vaccine to the children
free of charge from 9 AM to 6 PM. International
Certificate is also issued to the foreign goers
regarding cholera vaccination. Anti rabbis vaccination
is also made available from 9 AM to 3 PM. in
the branch office at Khanderao Market Building.
Municipal ward wise vaccination is undertaken
by this department.
2. Jubilee Baug Staff Dispensary :
Bavchavad integrated health center
Municipal Corporation provides medical facilities
to its employees and to the citizens. Municipal
Corporation maintains a maternity home, family
welfare center, Family Planning Center, Laboratory
services, etc. Time for the maternity department
is from 9 AM to 12 AM. & 3 PM to 6.30 PM.
3. X-ray unit :
X-ray unit has been opened in Jubilee Baug Dispensary
for the public where x-ray facility is available
for Rs.40/- The card holder employee of the
Corporation gets this service free of charge.
4. General Hospital
:
General hospitals are situated
at different places in the city which provide
medical services to the affected people during
epidemics, floods, etc. They are situated at
Navi Dharati Slum Quarters, Fatehpura, Mangleshwar,
Makarpura, Manjalpur, Akota, Danteshwar, Sharad
nagar, Navapura, Tandalja, Gotri, Navayard,
Bavchavad, etc.
5. Pathological Laboratory
:
Pathological Laboratory provides
services of testing blood, urine, stool, etc.
to the people. Free testing is available for
people having their income less than Rs.500/-
P.M. An income certificate for the same is necessary.
Samples in the laboratory are collected from
9 to 11 AM only. Laboratory time is 8.30 to
12 AM & 3 to 6.30 PM.
A new machine costing Rs.6,60,000/-
has been installed in the Jubilee Baug pathological
laboratory for eighteen different types of computerized
blood tests.
A new computerized chemistry
analyzer has also been installed in bio-chemistry
department for 24 types of different bio-chemical
tests.
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