Free medical camp in Ghordi brings healing touch to over 700 patients

Huge rush of patients during a medical camp at village Ghordi of Block Ramnagar in Udhampur district.
Huge rush of patients during a medical camp at village Ghordi of Block Ramnagar in Udhampur district.

Excelsior Correspondent

UDHAMPUR, Aug 12: Healthcare reached the doorsteps of rural residents as a free medical camp in village Ghordi in Block Ramnagar brought relief and hope to hundreds. Organized in the cherished memory of late Shiv Lal Gupta and late Munshi Ram Gupta, the camp drew over 700 patients from Ghordi and nearby villages.
The camp organized by the Proach family of Ghordi, was inaugurated by Prof Pavan Malhotra, Director Principal, ASCOMS; Prof Rajesh Gupta, Head of Orthopaedics, ASCOMS; Jai Krishan Gupta, DK Gupta, Ravinder Gupta, Bharat Bhushan Sharma (Sarpanch, Ghordi), Des Raj Sharma and Bansi Lal Sharma.
A dedicated team of senior doctors from Acharya Shri Chander College of Medical Sciences & Hospital, including Prof Anil Gupta & team (HoD Medicine), Prof K S Mehta & team (HoD Surgery), Prof Padam Singh & team (HoD ENT), Prof Neerupama Dogra & team (Ophthalmology), Dr Manoj Sharma & team (Paediatrics), Dr Surpreet Singh, Dermatology and Dr Neeraj Gupta & team (HoD Cardiology), offered expert consultations across various specialities, ensuring that each patient received personalized attention.
Patients were provided with free medicines, while those requiring further intervention were assured of free surgical treatment at ASCOMS Hospital. “Our goal is to ensure that no patient is denied treatment due to financial constraints,” said Prof Malhotra during the inauguration.
The Camp was organized under the patronage of president of ASCOMS & Hospital, Swami Prem Vivekanand.