Patil Hospital

Down here in Chikhli, things are pretty straightforward. We’ve been running this hospital for a while now and most people in the area know exactly where we are. It’s a local spot, nothing like those big city hospitals you see on television. We have a few rooms and a place for people to sit while they wait their turn. The walls could probably use a fresh coat of paint, but they’ve seen a lot of history over the years. Chikhli is a busy place with a lot of working families, so we see a lot of different things every single day. We don’t spend time on fancy stuff or marketing. We just get to work when we arrive in the morning. Sometimes the power goes out for a bit and we have to wait it out with some flashlights, but that’s just life in this part of town. We talk to the neighbors, hear about their families, and try to help out with their health problems. It’s a lot of listening and writing things down in the ledger. The street outside can get quite dusty when the trucks go by, so we spend a fair amount of time cleaning the front area. It’s not a glamorous job, but it feels right to be here in our own community. We don't have a big corporate team; people just find us because their neighbor told them to come by. It works for us.