Kanwar Hospital

Old Hoshiarpur Road has a different feel to it than the newer parts of town. It’s a long stretch of road with a lot of history, and Kanwar Hospital sits right along it. The building is a solid, older structure that has seen a lot of years go by. We have a small parking area out front that gets pretty cramped by mid-morning, especially on market days. The entrance is a bit narrow, so you have to be careful not to bump into people coming out as you’re going in. Inside, the rooms are high-ceilinged and stay relatively cool even when the sun is beating down on the asphalt outside. We don’t have much in the way of fancy lobby furniture, just some old wooden benches that have been smoothed down by years of use. It’s the kind of place where you know the person at the front desk by name because they’ve been working there forever. We deal with all sorts of things throughout the day, from minor scrapes to people who are feeling really poorly. The back rooms are used for storage and keeping the files organized, though the filing cabinets are getting a bit tight these days. It’s a straightforward operation. We don’t try to be anything we aren’t. People know where we are, and they know the door is open if they need to come in. The road outside is always busy with trucks and bicycles passing.