Ranchi: Outpatient departments (OPD) at all six state-run medical college hospitals continued to be disrupted on Tuesday as senior and junior resident doctors took part in the indefinite statewide strike to pursue their demands for outstanding dues.
Hundreds of patients, who visited the hospitals in Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad, Palamu, Dumka and Hazaribag, had to return without getting any treatment or consultations. Those who arrived at Rims from far-flung areas were putting at the hospital for the night. As per a rough estimate, nearly 700 patients missed their appointments with the doctors at Ranchi’s Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (Rims) alone.