Medical College Hospital

Down in Vandanam Alappuzha, the Medical College Hospital is a pretty significant landmark for everyone living nearby. It’s a large complex and it feels like a small city on its own. The air can get quite humid being where we are, so the hallways can feel a bit stuffy when there are a lot of people waiting. We have a lot of patients who travel from quite far away to get here. You see them arriving early in the morning, often with family members carrying bags of food. The hospital has that distinct smell of antiseptic mixed with the salt air from outside. We have big wards with rows of beds and not much privacy, but that’s just the way the building was designed years ago. The staff works long hours, and you’ll often see us grabbing a quick snack near the entrance. The parking area is always a bit of a mess with scooters and cars tucked into every available space. It’s a busy life here. We deal with a lot of paperwork and the computers are sometimes a bit slow to load the records. But we just get on with it. There’s a lot of noise from the sirens and the general bustle of the town. It’s not a quiet place by any means, but it’s an important one for the people in Alappuzha. We just try to keep things running smoothly despite the daily chaos and the heat. It is what it is.